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8:37 am
Mon May 6, 2013

Camdenton Middle School chosen as site for special ed integration program

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Camdenton Middle School is one of six schools chosen from across the country as a knowledge development site for a University of Kansas-based program that integrates special education with general education programs.

The program, known as the SWIFT Center, or School-wide Integrated Framework for Transformation, is based out of the University of Kansas and is federally funded with $24.5 million over five years.

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Education
8:24 am
Mon May 6, 2013

Columbia College moves forward with presidential search

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Members of Columbia College’s presidential search committee say the college has selected the Washington D.C.-based recruiters Academic Search to help find Columbia College's next president – and the committee is aiming to introduce candidates by this Fall.

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Education
8:10 am
Mon May 6, 2013

Missouri teachers file lawsuit over language in ballot initiative

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Originally published on Fri May 3, 2013 5:57 pm

A group of educators is suing the state of Missouri over a proposed constitutional amendment requiring tenure for public school teachers be based on performance, not seniority.

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Education
4:58 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Assistance League of Mid-Missouri continues gift to Columbia College

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Columbia College announced the continuation of a $200,000 gift from the Assistance League of Mid-Missouri today.

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Education
12:41 pm
Fri May 3, 2013

Four students taken to hospital after Jefferson City school bus accident

According to a Jefferson City Public Schools press release four students were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a school bus and a car Friday morning near Lewis and Clark Middle School. The district says police and school officials went to the scene after the accident at approximately 7:30 Friday morning, and determined three of the 39 students on board needed to go to the hospital. They were transported in an ambulance. Jefferson City police say the injuries to the three students were minor.

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