Columbia Public Schools

The score is a 2.2 percentage point increase from 2024, and it places the district among the top 15% of Missouri districts.

After almost two years of construction, the Columbia Area Career Center officiallyhasopenedits new expansion.

As Missouri families prepare for the loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, Columbia's school district and the area's main food bank are bracing for the ripple effects that could hit thousands of children and households across Boone County.

Columbia Public Schools hired Susan Goldammer as its first general counsel.

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