Columbia Public Schools

Columbia Public Schools is deciding how to spend $9 million it received as part of a settlement with energy company Ameren.

Columbia Public Schools students and teachers are grappling with the new cellphone usage ban that Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law in July.

The official district-wide student count doesn't happen until September, though.

Columbia Public Schools begins the 2025-26 school year Tuesday, featuring its partnership with a new school bus provider.

Fulton Public Schools and Columbia Public Schools released new rules for electronic use to comply with new state policy.

Today's guest is Jennifer DeLaporte, transition coordinator for Columbia Public Schools. Jennifer oversees each school's WEC, or workplace experience coordinator, as they guide students 13 and older through post-graduation exploration opportunities. "Students just aren't aware." August 1, 2025

For the first time in 15 years, the Health Department will not be offering free on-campus flu shots to students in Columbia Public Schools.

The summer lunch program hosted by Columbia Boone County Public Health and Human Services and Powerhouse of Columbia is back this week through August 7.

Columbia Public Schools administrators say that programs like this help reduce the stigma around free lunch programs.

Both will be sworn in at the Columbia School Board meeting Monday.