Many students in Missouri are no longer be eligible to qualify for federal food assistance. During the pandemic, rules were relaxed so students weren’t required to participate in state or federally funded work programs such as work-study to qualify.

Dustan Farr said the Platte County School District’s policy to ban transgender students from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity has "crushed" his daughter's education.

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.