Missouri River Days is a half-day field trip offered to all fourth-graders at Columbia Public Schools in partnership with the nonprofit group Missouri River Relief. The field trip is held at Cooper’s Landing Riverside Resort & Marina, where students have the opportunity to get up close and personal with nature.

Eze Pojmann-Ezeonyilo innovates a constructing birdhouses to preserve the future of Purple Martins, while giving an educational opportunity to students at a Columbia elementary school.

The Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success will host workshops for veterans and house Mission Promise Kept, a program started one year ago at Stephens College.

Many new programs are designed for non-traditional students.

Communication and transparency are two of Hayes's focuses for the remainder of her term on the School Board.

The Multicultural Achievement Committee Scholars Summer Honors Academy brings high-achieving students who are historically underrepresented in higher education to MU’s campus

Karen Hayes was appointed to fill the vacant spot on the Columbia School Board in a special session Wednesday evening.Thirteen people applied for the vacancy before the School Board voted in a special session Monday to narrow the field to Andrea Lisenby, Karen Hayes and Jan Mees. After a group interview Wednesday, the board selected Hayes in a 5-to-1 vote.

The 21st Cambio de Colores Conference started Wednesday in Columbia. But organizers hope to emphasize a different yet very important idea this year.

The district tested the Evolv Express system last month, but has no timeline for implementing any new safety measures.

A House bill on banning classroom instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in Missouri had its first public hearing on Wednesday.