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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was the AG right to warn the Columbia library about 'Rainbow Story Time'?
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (212+ words) ABC17NEWS The event, "Rainbow Story Time," will take place Saturday morning and include the reading of two books. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway wrote the library on official letterhead to tell leaders to keep the content de-sexualized and age-appropriate. A library…...
The school bus was built for a cooler America
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (363+ words) The American school bus has looked about the same for 80 years. Yellow paint, high vinyl seats, a heater up front, and windows you adjust by hand. Any air conditioning is what you get with the windows open while rolling down…...
Behind ideological attacks on higher ed, surprising bipartisan reforms are happening
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1568+ words) It’s rare in an era of partisan division to hear a veteran of the Clinton and Obama presidencies agreeing with a right-leaning economist who worked for George W. Bush. Yet these prominent voices from opposite ends of the political spectrum…...
This elementary school is achieving high reading scores a million words at a time
1+ week, 3+ day ago (568+ words) “It’s something that the students are very, very proud of,” librarian Annelise Rodriguez, who created and manages the Millionaires Club, told The 74. “We’ve had kids come in when they take tours and say, ‘I’m going to be up there some…...
How AI is reshaping higher education program discovery
1+ week, 4+ day ago (513+ words) Prospective college students used to begin with a search engine and a list of links. Many now begin with a question typed into ChatGPT or Claude, and an answer that may never send them to a university website at all....
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think a new policy to address bullying will be impactful at Columbia Public Schools?
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (186+ words) ABC17NEWS The Columbia Board of Education on Monday discussed possible changes to its policy on addressing bullying. Do you think a new policy will be effective at addressing bullying in the school district? Jump to comments ↓ ABC 17 News is committed to…...
Columbia law department head Nancy Thompson to retire in October
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (290+ words) ABC17NEWS Columbia city attorney Nancy Thompson will retire on Oct. 14, the city announced in a Monday afternoon press release. Thompson has been the head of the city’s law department for the past 13 years and has been representing Missouri cities for more…...
Columbia Public School Board expected to vote on bullying policy change Monday
2+ week, 2+ day ago (234+ words) The Columbia Public School Board is set to discuss and vote on changing who reports and intervenes in bullying incidents during the year. The policy has been under consideration since April. According to the board's agenda for Monday, the new…...
No one hurt after Stephens College dorm room catches fire
3+ week, 1+ day ago (175+ words) No one was hurt after an air conditioning unit caught fire in a vacant Stephens College dormitory Sunday morning, according to Columbia Fire Department. At 9:25 a.m., CFD was dispatched to the residence hall in the 100 block of Melbourne Street. Stephens security…...
Boonville Library to close as it moves to new building
3+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) A Boonville library is set to close for about a month on Monday as it relocates to a new building. After 65 years, the Cooper County branch of Boonslick Regional Library, located at 618 Main St. in Boonville, is moving. A news…...