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High school students in Columbia Public Schools will begin school a bit later in the upcoming school year.

Columbia's Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to approved a new three-tier transportation system, which will stagger school start times for the upcoming school year.

All middle schools, as well as seven of the district's elementary schools, will begin school at 7:20 a.m. The remaining elementary schools will begin at 8:20 a.m., and high schools will start at 9 a.m.

Last Saturday was the first day of a new bus route that takes passengers from the University of Missouri Student Center to the Columbia Farmers Market.

Columbia Transit is looking to cut around $1 million from its budget in fiscal year 2013.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Lawmaker wants to allow school districts lease advertising space on buses
• Public schools celebrate Black History Month
  

A Missouri lawmaker wants to let school districts lease advertising space on buses to help cover transportation costs.