Education Archives

COLUMBIA BOARD OF EDUCATION: Suzette Waters

March 22, 2022 10:39 AM Matthew Sanders

Suzette Waters is one of three people running for a seat on the Columbia Board of Education for the first time this April.

COLUMBIA BOARD OF EDUCATION: Adam Burks

March 22, 2022 3:14 PM Matthew Sanders

Adam Burks is critical of administrators at Columbia Public Schools.

JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION: Adam Gresham

March 22, 2022 4:59 PM Matthew Sanders

The chief of staff to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe has his eyes on his own public office.

JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION: Erika Leonard

March 22, 2022 5:22 PM Matthew Sanders

Erika Leonard is a registered lobbyist and a mother of two Jefferson City School District students.

JEFFERSON CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION: Marc Ellinger

March 23, 2022 4:02 PM Matthew Sanders

Marc Ellinger is a founding partner of the Jefferson City law firm Ellinger and Associates.

Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates reflects on what led him to the Tigers

March 22, 2022 4:10 PM Chanel Porter

Dennis Gates was introduced Tuesday afternoon as the 20th head coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Missouri.

Next principal announced for Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School

March 22, 2022 2:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education has received a recommendation on the next principal for Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School. Officials say Amanda Minear will take over the role from current Interim Principal Brian Rehg. Rehg will be returning to his position as assistant principal at Parkade Elementary School where he served prior

University of Missouri Board of Curators scheduled to meet amid search for new men’s basketball coach at MU

March 21, 2022 7:48 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is scheduled to hold a special meeting Tuesday morning. The announcement comes as the University of Missouri searches for a new men’s head basketball coach. Board members are set to meet virtually over Zoom at 7 a.m., according to a public notice issued on Monday

Assistant principal at Rock Bridge High School to be recommended as new Hickman principal

March 21, 2022 5:39 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Hickman High School will be getting a new principal next school year.

Schmitt drops lawsuits against Missouri schools, but not CPS

March 19, 2022 11:12 AM Associated Press

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has dismissed most of the lawsuits he filed earlier this year against school districts over mask mandates.

University police make arrest after shots were fired near Women’s Hospital

March 19, 2022 5:46 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department has arrested Derrick Sleet, 39, of Columbia, in connection to an incident that occurred Saturday morning. MUPD had received a report around 6:45 a.m. Saturday that an individual was leaving the Women’s Hospital parking lot on Keene St. when Sleet shot at the vehicle. The individual kept

Boonslick Regional Library in Cooper County receives donation to help relocate to the old Kemper Military School

March 17, 2022 8:05 PM Marina Diaz

The Boonslick Regional Library in Cooper County received a $10,000 donation from BTC Bank to help with the library’s relocation to the Kemper campus.

Jefferson City School District hires alumna as high school principal

March 17, 2022 9:57 AM Matthew Sanders

The district announced Deanne Fisher’s hiring in a news release Thursday. She will take over from Bob James, the seven-year veteran who is leaving to be superintendent at Osage County R-II at the end of the year.

$4 million investment to help students succeed at MU

March 15, 2022 6:41 PM Kennedy Miller

President Mun Choi of Mizzou announced a $4 million investment in student success during his State of the University address.

Jefferson City School Board of Education candidates discuss multiple topics including teacher compensation and critical race theory

March 16, 2022 5:42 PM Kennedy Miller

The four candidates are seeking the two open positions on the Jefferson City Board of Education.

Health professionals say fourth vaccine could be in the near future

March 16, 2022 6:40 PM Leila Mitchell

COVID-19 cases have once again begun to rise worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and officials say some people will need a fourth dose of the vaccine to fend off another wave.

New Jefferson City School superintendent shares goals for the district

March 15, 2022 7:00 PM Erika McGuire

The Jefferson City School District hired Bryan McGraw as the district’s new superintendent with a 7-0 unanimous vote by the school board on Friday.

University of Missouri president touts investment plan in State of the University speech

March 15, 2022 5:20 AM Meghan Drakas

University of Missouri President Mun Choi touted the university’s Mizzou Forward initiative to invest $1.5 billion to enhance research and education over the next decade during his State of the University address Tuesday.

Rolla High School closed after suspicious package reported

March 15, 2022 10:54 AM Matthew Sanders

In an update posted later in the morning, the district said the school had been shut down for the day.

Mizzou economics professor and students discuss the U.S. Department of Education hints at student loan payment pause extending

March 14, 2022 5:18 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal student loan payments are set to resume in May after being paused for more than two years because of the pandemic, but guidance from the U.S. Department of Education seems to hint at the pause being extended. The department recently emailed guidance to the companies that manage its $1.6 trillion student