July 2018

Partners in Education Enriches CPS and the Community

The Columbia chapter’s mission statement: The Columbia Public School District’s Partners in Education program provides a vehicle through which our schools and our community can come together and, through a mutual sharing of resources, strengthen our schools’ programs and enhance our community’s economic growth. Education is all about a community: teachers, students, parents, and the […]

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Local Perspective: Sgt. Robert Fox

Columbia Business Times Archive, Community, FYI, Voices

Victor Hugo, a French author, wrote, “There is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” If community-oriented policing is an idea, its time has certainly come. Policing is still changing from the effects of high-profile incidents around the country. Community policing is one answer to many of those challenges; however, it is

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Students Choose Alternative Paths

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Until recently, it was assumed that high school seniors would attend college after they graduated. Now, more students are opting out of that traditional route. A study from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center showed a decline in college enrollment every fall from 2011 to 2016. As of fall 2016, there were 1.5 million fewer

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Embracing the New Brand: #MizzouMade

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A sprawling 250-foot banner drapes over the side of a downtown Dallas high-rise office building. It’s white, narrow, and fairly nondescript, but it drives home the point: “MIZZOU WORKS HERE.” The banner serves as an advertisement intended to entice out-of-state students to attend MU. It’s just one of many campaigns the university has implemented over

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In Focus: School to Prison Pipeline

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Educators are faced with tough choices when it comes to students who are acting out in school.On the one hand, they don’t want to come down too harshly on misbehaving students and throw a wrench into their educational experience. On the other hand, they want to keep the other students in mind, the ones whose

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Dr. Jill Dunlap Brown, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education, Columbia Public Schools

PYSK, Working

Job description: I’m responsible for our 21 elementary buildings; the Center for Early Learning North; EEE gifted education; Parents as Teachers; elementary counseling; summer school; assessment, intervention, and data services; and our school improvement office. Years lived in Columbia/Mid-Missouri: I’ve lived in Columbia since 2005. Original hometown: Fulton. Education: Bachelor’s in elementary education from Westminster

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Columbia Area Career Center Guides High Schoolers

Business Update, Working

The Columbia Area Career Center serves over 2,300 high school students at Battle, Hickman, and Rock Bridge high schools. Dr. Brandon Russell, interim director of career technical and adult education at CACC, explains why it’s important for the career center to pour into these students. “The whole idea is to give [students] a pathway to

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Officer Keisha Edwards, School Resource Officer, Columbia Police Department

11 Questions, Columbia Business Times Archive, Community, People

1. What’s your background? I’m originally from Chicago. I moved to Missouri to attend college at Lincoln University in Jefferson City and graduated with a bachelor’s in criminal justice. I’ve been a Columbia police officer since 2002 and a school resource officer at Rock Bridge High School since 2011. I have a 23-year-old son, and

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Unleashed: Pets in High Places

COMO Creature, Living

Work doesn’t have to be so ruff. “TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY” doesn’t have to just be a yearly holiday. For three Columbia businesses, it’s a part of life. When the days get long, these businesses look to their furry companions to boost moods and captivate customers. Celeste Hardnock, owner of My Sister’s Circus,

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School to Prison Pipeline Sidebar

Columbia Business Times Archive, FYI

National vs. Local Student Numbers 40% Percentage of black students who were given at least one out-of-school suspension in the 2015-16 school year nationally. 51% Percentage of black students who were given at least one out-of-school suspension in the 2015-16 school year in Columbia. 5.6% Percentage of CPS students who received at least one out-of-school

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