Education Archives

MU Health Care doctor leading COVID-19 prevention study

April 27, 2022 6:38 PM Leila Mitchell

Researchers in Columbia are looking for unvaccinated people to take part in a clinical trial to study a COVID-19 prevention pill.

Jefferson City School District names new assistant superintendent of elementary education

April 27, 2022 8:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Jefferson City School District has named Dr. Troy Hogg as the district’s new assistant superintendent of elementary education beginning July 1, 2022.

Missouri Senate’s new budget would give $214 million for school transportation

April 27, 2022 7:13 PM Marina Diaz

The Missouri Senate approved a record-breaking budget of $45.1 billion for the upcoming fiscal year.

Judge sentences Jefferson City man in deadly 2018 shooting of Lincoln University student

April 27, 2022 11:01 AM Zachary Farwell

A Cole County judge sentenced a Jefferson City man to prison this week in the deadly 2018 shooting of a Lincoln University student.

Lincoln University Board of Curators approves rate increases for next semester

April 26, 2022 8:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

Tuition for students at Lincoln University will soon increase.

Columbia mother still searching for answers after bus driver drove away while her son had a seizure

April 25, 2022 6:34 PM Kennedy Miller

An Oakland Middle School mother, Crenda Warren, continues to search for answers after a bus driver saw her 12-year-old son have a seizure and drove off without helping

Columbia Public Schools evacuates Jefferson Middle school due to gas leak

April 25, 2022 2:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials at Columbia Public Schools have evacuated Jefferson Middle School due to a gas leak in the area causing an odor in the school.

Blair Oaks School bus involved in crash, no students on board

April 25, 2022 5:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Blair Oaks School District bus was involved in a wreck at 4 p.m. Monday on Route M near the Wardsville city limits.

Family settles with three involved in fraternity hazing case at MU

April 22, 2022 9:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a teen hospitalized after a night of drinking at an MU fraternity settled with three people who were involved. Adult chapter advisors Jeff Wagoner and Chris Palmero along with fraternity secretary Collin Clark settled with the family of 18-year-old Danny Santulli. Santulli left the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house last year

Columbia mother speaks out after bus driver leaves her child on the street during a seizure

April 22, 2022 7:33 PM Kennedy Miller

On Friday a mother is speaking out after her son’s bus driver allegedly watched her 12-year-old son have a seizure in the street but left to drive her route.

Gov. Parson: 'We are going to push back against the federal mandates.'

Gov. Parson to speak with Columbia police chief about career programs on Monday

April 22, 2022 5:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Monday, Gov. Parson will be speaking with Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones to discuss public safety and solutions for the law enforcement workforce.

UM Board of Curators creates plan to combat inflation rates

April 21, 2022 10:22 PM Marina Diaz

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators met on Thursday to discuss the Five-year Capital Plans for MU, and to address the rising inflation rates.

Columbia Board of Education approves salary increases, collective bargaining agreement

April 21, 2022 3:55 PM Matthew Sanders

The Columbia Board of Education voted Thursday to increase pay for all district employees and approved a collective bargaining agreement that ups base pay for teachers.

UM Board of Curators to meet Thursday, set to discuss inflation

April 21, 2022 3:45 AM Ben Fein

The UM Board of Curators are set to meet Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at Missouri S&T and are scheduled to discuss inflation at the university among other topics.

Former teacher speaks about Columbia Public School lawsuit, claims retaliation over isolation rooms

April 20, 2022 8:48 PM Leila Mitchell

A former Columbia Public School teacher alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that she was “forced out” of the district for taking and sharing photos of rooms used to isolate students at the district’s school for children with special educational needs.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the state provide more funding for Lincoln University?

April 20, 2022 2:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Lincoln University has struggled with funding woes in recent years.

MU professor serving on panel to improve nursing home care nationwide

April 19, 2022 8:00 PM Leila Mitchell

The pandemic highlighted issues nursing homes nationwide have faced for years, like staffing shortages and inadequate funding and pay, according to a new report.

Former teacher sues Columbia Public Schools, alleging retaliation over isolation rooms

April 19, 2022 4:46 PM Matthew Sanders

Angela Jolley says in the lawsuit filed last week in Boone County that CPS administrators began to “punish” her after she took photos of isolation rooms used at the district’s CORE building and shared them with the media.

Columbia Public Schools asks for dismissal of AG’s mask mandate lawsuit

April 18, 2022 4:42 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that

State Rep. Basye amendment limiting transgender athletes’ rights approved in Missouri House

April 15, 2022 1:47 PM Marina Diaz

The Missouri House this week approved an amendment that would allow school districts to hold votes to prohibit transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams.