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Inspiring Greatness Throughout CPS

In August, we gathered all of our nearly 3,000 employees together for the first time in decades. The intent was to provide a collective feeling of celebration as...

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I am (mostly) thankful for the lessons

I feel like every year when the kids go back to school is like a reset for all of us. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer. Mostly...

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Back-to-School Memories: My lifelong transformation

As the back-to-school season rolls around, my mind always drifts back to my own educational journey. Those early school days feel like a chapter from an old book,...

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1889 Lynching Memorial Speech

Remembering George Bush and Building Social Memory in the Face of Anti-Woke Legislation and Anti-CRT Backlash  Thiss is the complete text of the speech presented by Keslie Spottsville...

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Growing up on Wagon Wheel Ranch

Editor-In-Chief, Kim Ambra highlights ranch life for a city girl and the shenanigans that come along with it....
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Agriculture and Columbia Public Schools

Dr. Brian Yearwood discusses agriculture and Columbia Public Schools....
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Supporting Public Schools is Good Business

Dr. Brian Yearwood discusses the district’s Partners in Education program which has provided an avenue for more than 250 Columbia businesses to be actively engaged in our schools....
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Small businesses are what make our world go round.

A letter from the editor of COMO Magazine, Kim Ambra....
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Great Schools Mean Great Communities

Nothing is more important to a community’s economic stability, real estate and housing markets, and unemployment rates than great public schools. Great, strong public schools are essential to...

Kim Ambra

Homeowning 101

I must have missed this day in high school … This is the class they need to be teaching in high school! Five years ago, coming out of...