K-12 Education

School district moves forward with new elementary schools

Groundbreaking for the elementary school next to Battle High School is anticipated for the fall.

 

Officials could intervene quicker in Missouri districts

Missouri districts that lose state accreditation currently have two years before state education officials can step in.

Reading wars pit literacy instruction methods against each other

This three-sided battle might seem like the grumblings of overly focused academics. But all agree in the enormity of what’s at stake: Children must learn to read.

Missouri House approves faster intervention for struggling school districts

Currently, school districts that lose accreditation have two years before state education officials can step in.

Columbia School Board approves teacher's union contract

A proposed gun policy, which would allow two district employees to carry concealed handguns, was also discussed.

'Balanced literacy' approach wins reading wars in Columbia schools

"Balanced literacy" is designed to draw on the best of two philosophies about teaching children to read — one that is "phonics-based" and another researchers call "whole language."

Columbia School Board to vote on a teacher's union contract

The Columbia School Board will vote Monday on a contract ratified by the Columbia Missouri National Education Association and review an update to the district's policy that would allow the district's safety and security officers to carry guns.

PHOTO GALLERY: Rock Bridge students dress up for prom

Rock Bridge students attended their prom Friday evening in the Kimball Ballroom at Stephens College.

Kewpie Express serves Hickman students as alternative in transportation

The service depends on two city buses running between Hickman High School and Fairview along Broadway and Worley on school days.

PHOTO GALLERY: Centralia students re-enact Civil War battle

Centralia Intermediate School students participated in a Civil War re-enactment Friday at Centralia Battlefield. 

Missouri House defeats evaluations for principals

The measure would only have imposed the new evaluation metrics on principals and administrators.

Two Rock Bridge High School students win National Merit Scholarships

Seniors Stephen Alena Turban and David C. Wang were announced as winners of the $2,500 college scholarships.

Missouri Senate wants hearings on new education standards

Known as the Common Core State Standards, the new benchmarks represent an effort adopted by 45 states to come up with a consistent means of determining what students should know when they prepare for college.

Lawsuit filed over education initiative petition

The lawsuit contends the summary developed by the secretary of state's office is insufficient and unfair.

PHOTO GALLERY: Students take to dance floor at Hickman High prom

Hickman High School had its prom Saturday at the Holiday Inn Expo Center.

Central Missouri Community Action Head Start to accept fewer students after budget cuts

The organization will accept 105 fewer children for its Head Start program — an early childhood development program — in response to about $300,000 in funding cuts due to the federal sequester.

VIDEO: Rock Bridge sophomore comments on high school start times

Rock Bridge High School sophomore Jilly Dos Santos, who founded Students' Say, an advocacy groups for students from district high schools, helped champion the new 9 a.m. start time approved by the Columbia School Board.

MU NAACP hosts Douglass High's first prom in seven years

Douglass High School's first prom in seven years, sponsored by the NAACP, was held Friday at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center at MU.

VIDEO: High school musicians gather at MU for state festival

This week, MU hosted the Missouri State High School Activities Association State Music Festival, which included more than 4,800 individual and group performances representing 395 schools.

Jefferson Junior High commemorates its history

Columbia's first junior high will become Jefferson Middle School this fall. To celebrate Jefferson Junior High School's history and identity, a large bronze plaque will be built at the corner of Eighth and Rogers streets.

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