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Arts and Culture
5:41 pm
Fri November 11, 2011

New City-Wide Campaign Implemented

At a joint meeting last night the groups approved a positioning line and logo to help facilitate their six-phase process. 

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Education
4:37 pm
Mon October 31, 2011

Exam: October 31, 2011

This week: Columbia Public Schools is exploring the options for it new school boundaries. Three Columbia high school students win an award meant to honor the best young writers in the country.  And Columbia and the University of Missouri continue to expand their relationship with China.

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Education
3:54 pm
Mon October 24, 2011

Exam: October 24, 2011

This week: The front man for the band Guster leads a discussion on sustainability at MU, DESE is trying to become exempt from No Child Left Behind, and a new scholarship is available for students statewide.

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Education
11:24 am
Wed October 19, 2011

Exam: October 17, 2011

This week: a discussion on the possible academic impact of athletic conference realignment. Plus, MU signs an agreement with a University in India to work with nanomedicine and nanotechnology.

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Education
5:01 pm
Mon October 10, 2011

Exam: October 10, 2011

The University of Missouri is studying how to make life easier for student parents. Plus, research shows a Prison GED program has multiple benefits.

Hosted by Ryan Famuliner.

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Education
5:07 pm
Mon October 3, 2011

Exam: October 3, 2011

Credit Ellen Thommesen / Columbia Missourian
From left, Khloe and Karli Landis (CQ), 19-month-old twins, investigate a male alpaca on the farm at Mid Missouri Alpacas on Sept. 24, 2011.

This week: students in unaccredited school districts with ambitions for college could find themselves in limbo. Plus, kids get up close and personal with alpacas.

Hosted by Ryan Famuliner.

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Education
5:14 pm
Mon September 26, 2011

Exam: September 26, 2011

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At public schools across the nation, internet filters keep students from looking at pornography and other material deemed harmful.

This week Exam looks at a conflict in Camdenton arising over the issue of the high school’s use of website filtering that’s blocking educational websites of gay organizations.

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