The Columbia School Board is searching for a new collective bargaining agreement, which would permit teachers to negotiate terms of employment, such as giving teachers say in the number of hours they work,...

For the eighth straight year, Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Columbia Public School district with the Annual Distinction Performance Award. District Superintendent...

Columbia Public Schools reached the effective date of the sex ed bill passed by the Missouri Senate March 2011 regarding the role of sex education in schools. The bill’s timeline set Aug. 28 as the date...

Citizens in the northeastern Turkish city of Van experienced a 7.2 magnitude earthquake Oct. 23. The earthquake destroyed more than a hundred buildings in Van and the nearby city of Ercis. The confirmed...

Monday, Oct. 31 marks the start of signing up for the Powder Puff football for players as well as coaches. The sign-up sheet is available in the activities office. The $5 fee is due upon signing up. Powder...

The addition of a new shed beside the football field will provide baseball and softball with their own batting cages. The structure expands the storage space for outdoor equipment for other sports as well. The...

What is the most important thing you look at in a student when deciding admissions? University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, Ind.: “We view everything holistically: the rigor of coursework, test scores,...

In August United States Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced plans to implement a waiver system to allow individual states to opt out of the student testing mandates from the ten-year-old federal...

October 26 – Today the Columbia Area Career Center held a ribbon cutting for the new Emergency Medical Technician-Basic class that is part of the ever-growing Safety and Security career cluster. Those...

Oct. 21-- The Siemens Foundation announced semifinalists and regional finalists of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology,  naming two RBHS students in the competition. Senior Walter...

Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s former dictator, was reportedly captured Thursday, Oct. 20. His death was confirmed 7:30 a.m. that day. He was found in a storm drainage pipe in Sirte and captured. He was shot...