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Intersection
6:37 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Safety in Columbia Public Schools

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Education
4:49 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

University of Missouri System continues to fight release of syllabi

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The National Council on Teacher Quality is seeking course syllabi under Missouri's public records law as part of a nationwide effort to monitor what aspiring teachers learn at college.

The University of Missouri system continues to oppose public release of records related to teacher training.

A Washington-based education group, The National Council on Teacher Quality, filed a civil lawsuit against the four-campus system in Boone County Circuit Court. The group is seeking course syllabi under Missouri's public records law as part of a nationwide effort to monitor what aspiring teachers learn at college. The results will be published next year in U.S. News & World Report.

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Sandy Hook Elementary School
2:32 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Memorial service on MU campus honors Newtown victims

More than two hundred people took part in a short memorial service on the University of Missouri campus this afternoon to honor the victims of the Newton, CT mass shooting.

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12:50 pm
Fri December 14, 2012

How Columbia School District reacts to mass shootings

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This morning's mass shooting in Connecticut might have you wondering how schools in Columbia might react to a similar event. In October, the Columbia School District trained students and teachers in how to react to an "active shooter" event.
The Columbia Public School district is training students to respond to active shooters on school grounds. The Lange Middle School Cinema Club created an
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