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Playing the School Lottery

Lottery schools give Columbia residents options where they originally might not have had one. Which school your child attends is typically determined by the attendance area you fall...

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Private School Advantage

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to quickly pivot and reimagine the 2020-2021 school year, Columbia’s private schools, like private schools around the country, rose to the occasion,...

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For All to Know

A college education promises abundant knowledge and experience, but for many, a degree is not accessible or affordable. Even the process of applying and obtaining financial aid takes...

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Leadership in Hard Times

Leadership has never been tougher. Few want to assume the responsibility of leading a tee ball team, let alone a school district as complex as Columbia Public Schools....

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Changing Lives for the Better, Forever

Big Brothers Big Sisters is the nation’s largest volunteer-supported mentoring network. After being founded in 1904 as an alternative to the juvenile justice system, BBBS now operates in...

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Reimagining MU’s Social Justice Centers

“We have a social contract with our students,” MU Vice Chancellor of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Maurice Gipson explains. “Once they have been accepted, we have a responsibility...

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Ready for Hire

As “Help Wanted” signs line storefronts and businesses across the country struggle to fill open positions, employers around Columbia are tapping into an underutilized group of capable, willing,...

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Cultivating Future Teachers

COMOEd is a program that is committed to recruiting and retaining locally educated and culturally competent educators — educators that are aware of all cultures and know how...

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Teach a Man to Fish

Most of us have heard the saying: “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a...

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The Vital Vets

Since being established in 1884, The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine has become one of the most prestigious institutions of its kind. It’s one of only...