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Lincoln University to host free severe storm spotter training
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (123+ words) Mostly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms. Highs in the near 80.. Cloudy with scattered showers possible. Lows in the middle 40s. Lincoln University will host a free severe storm spotter training session on April 15. The training is open to the public and will…...
CPS policy committee discusses potential changes to bullying policy
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (504+ words) Cloudy with scattered showers, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Highs in the middle 70s.. Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 50s. COLUMBIA " Columbia Public Schools' policy committee met Wednesday evening to discuss possible changes to the school district's bullying policy." "We started…...
Stephens College names new vice president for student success
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (163+ words) Rain, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Lows warming into the 50s, cooler farther north, near Highway 24 with lows in the 40s. . Stephens College has appointed Dr. Rabekah D. Stewart as Vice President for Student Success and Engagement, according to a news release from…...
Judge sides with Columbia Public Schools in Rock Bridge field naming dispute
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (241+ words) Rain, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Lows warming into the 50s, cooler farther north, near Highway 24 with lows in the 40s. . COLUMBIA " A Boone County judge sided with Columbia Public Schools this week in a lawsuit that alleged the district breached a…...
Lincoln University navigates HBCU identity and shifting demographics
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (926+ words) Cloudy with scattered showers, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Highs in the middle 70s.. Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 50s. JEFFERSON CITY " The enrollment numbers at Lincoln University tell a story the university's founders never imagined. According to Lincoln University enrollment…...
Homeschooling has doubled in Missouri: Why families are leaving schools
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1022+ words) Thunderstorms, some could be heavy. Lows in the middle 50s.. COLUMBIA " Homeschooling in Missouri has surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, with the percentage of children who are homeschooled doubling since pre-pandemic. The number of homeschool children in the…...
Two mid-Missouri schools are using therapeutic resources to help students with disabilities
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (470+ words) Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 60s.. Two schools in mid-Missouri are giving students with developmental disabilities more resources to grow in the classroom. On Monday after spring break, students were greeted with new sensory chairs. Lisa Wieberg, a teacher'at Jefferson…...
Waitlist for child care subsidy continues to grow in Missouri
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (218+ words) Partly cloudy. Lows in the middle 60s.. The waitlist for Missouri families who applied for child care subsidies continues to grow, according to data provided by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to KOMU 8 News. There are now 863 family applications…...
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5+ day, 5+ hour ago (15+ words) Annual Hallsville FFA Scholarship Dinner and Auction'KOMU 8 Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.....
Stephens College ranked as a top military-friendly institution
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (185+ words) Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.. Mostly clear. Lows in the middle 50s. Stephens College was ranked the No. 1 private, nondoctoral institution on the 20262027 Military Friendly Schools list, according to a news release. Military Friendly is a rating program that evaluates…...