MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mexico, Missouri, elementary teacher — who was fired after being accused of abusing a student and sued to get her job back — lost her case this week against the Mexico Board of Education. Katrina Dukes sued the board in September, saying its decision to fire her after allegations of abuse
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring starting pay up for teachers in Mid-Missouri this year. In the Mid-Missouri area, rural districts ranging in size were most dependent on the money, from the more than $150,000 spent in North Callaway to the $52,000 spent in Southern Boone. Schools may
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The principal of Rock Bridge High School said Monday that a student had been referred to the juvenile justice system for making threats after an investigation into bathroom graffiti.
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The Missouri House passed a hotly contested bill on a split vote Wednesday.
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state money.
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Police found a handgun in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Pulaski County high school Wednesday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Jefferson City leaders are set to hear a presentation on a proposed bond increase for all Jefferson City School districts. The bond issue is called “Kids FIRST” and it will be on the April ballot. The Jefferson City School District says the “Kids FIRST” proposal is a zero-tax-increase bond and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge will soon decide what to do about Columbia Public Schools removing the name of a donor from Rock Bridge High School’s athletics field. The Columbia Board Of Education unanimously voted to rename the field in 2020 after Wayne Sells – on Facebook — criticized professional athletes who were protesting
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Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A social media threat that included the initials “RBHS” was not affiliated with Rock Bridge High School, Principal Jacob Sirna wrote in an email to parents on Friday. “This morning law enforcement was alerted to a vague social media threat to school safety that included the initials ‘RBHS,’” the email stated. “Law
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Missouri senators spent hours debating the legislation known as the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Wednesday afternoon.
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Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood apologized to parents in a letter Wednesday following a drag performance at a diversity event held by the city two weeks ago where students were present.
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Teachers rallied Tuesday at the Missouri Capitol to tell officials and lawmakers about their priorities.
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A group that advocates for Missouri’s teachers lobbied legislators in the state Capitol on Tuesday to take action to retain experienced teachers and recruit talented new ones.
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey put pressure Tuesday on school boards to adopt resolutions banning drag performances where students are present.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Researchers at the University of Missouri are using a $2 million grant from the Department of Justice to help identify and avert threats students or others may make on school grounds, according to a Monday press release. The project — which will partner with up to 26 rural school districts – is expected to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ The Jefferson City School District announced in a Thursday press release that Beth Houf will be the next principal of Capital City High School. Houf previously was the principal at Fulton Middle School principal and was named the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ National Principal of the Year in 2022.
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A drag queen performance last week at diversity breakfast where Columbia students were present continued Wednesday to draw the ire of Missouri Republican officials.
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Boone County’s top election official is asking the court to let her join a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools.
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A former state legislator will try to convince a judge that he should force Columbia Public Schools to add Basye’s name to the April election ballot.
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