January 2020
1/31/2020 Chinese New Year event canceled for 'public health concerns'
February 2020
2/16/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Chinese New Year Celebration finds stage after delayed performances
2/16/2020 Columbia's Lunar New Year celebrations go on despite coronavirus fears
2/19/2020 Coronavirus, exam cancellations may bring obstacles for higher ed
2/28/2020 UPDATE: MU halts travel to Italy, South Korea as coronavirus persists
March 2020
3/3/2020 MU halts travel to San Antonio after city declares health emergency
3/6/2020 Columbia Missourian Regional Spelling Bee: What to do if your child is sick
3/6/2020 Updated flu protocol, teaching alternatives part of MU's virus plan
3/9/2020 School Board updated on coronavirus, special education contract
3/9/2020 Rethink spring break travel, MU advises
3/11/2020 Columbia Public Schools to continue as usual
3/11/2020 UPDATE: MU goes online because of COVID-19 concerns
3/12/2020 FROM THE NEWSROOM: How the Missourian is reporting amid COVID-19
3/12/2020 UPDATE: Stephens moves online; MU study-abroad programs stopped
3/13/2020 Columbia Public Schools will be in session Monday; an update to come
3/13/2020 Columbia College, Stephens spring sports canceled
3/13/2020 Columbia College moves courses online for rest of spring semester
3/13/2020 UM System suspends in-person classes for the rest of the spring semester
3/13/2020 Mizzou Alternative Breaks shuts down 42 spring semester volunteer trips
3/14/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Students move out of dorms after learning classes will be held remotely
3/16/2020 Columbia College promises 40-hour a week pay through May 1
3/16/2020 Columbia Independent School, Tolton and Our Lady of Lourdes announce closures
3/16/2020 Curators give UM president temporary authority for COVID-19
3/16/2020 UPDATE: Columbia Public Schools to close Wednesday until April 13
3/16/2020 Spring high school sports put on hold as CPS, Tolton close down for weeks
3/16/2020 As schools consider closure, a Columbia lawmaker aims to protect their state funding
3/17/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Columbia schools have last day until mid-April
3/17/2020 UPDATE: Campuses adjust dining and residential halls as classes move online
3/17/2020 Choi expands leave policy for UM employees in COVID-19 response
3/18/2020 Meals for kids will be available at points across Columbia school district
3/18/2020 MU asks undergrads living in campus housing to make other plans
3/18/2020 KOMU: MU student is first Cole County COVID-19 confirmed patient
3/19/2020 UM campuses to shut down through April 12
3/19/2020 From Rock Bridge Elementary, with love
3/20/2020 UPDATE: MU employees test positive for COVID-19, cases in Boone County reach 10
3/20/2020 Columbia district sends out first wave of Wi-Fi hotspots to students
3/21/2020 UPDATE: Russell Boulevard employee tests positive for COVID-19
3/22/2020 Teacher donations ignite 'Corona Cares' drive
3/22/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Beulah Ralph Outreach Committee collect supplies for 'Corona Cares' drive
3/23/2020 CPS helps students with food, technology and academics
3/24/2020 Stay-at-home order begins Wednesday; public schools won't reopen until April 27
3/24/2020 Columbia College postpones commencements; MU's talking about it
3/25/2020 Stephens College to stay online for rest of semester, push commencement to August
3/26/2020 UPDATE: UM System president to lead MU as interim chancellor; no plans for search
3/26/2020 MU students may convert grades to satisfactory, unsatisfactory
3/27/2020 MU announces hiring restrictions, short-term financial decisions
3/30/2020 'Inclusive' faculty discussions led to new grade option for MU students
April 2020
4/1/2020 University of Missouri-St. Louis moves all summer courses online
4/1/2020 $36.5 million budget cut for UM System amid COVID-19 financial concerns
4/1/2020 MU students invited to Wednesday town hall on COVID-19
4/1/2020 MU students advised that 'COVID-19 is coming', but they can help
4/1/2020 Here's what MU recommends to protect yourself from Zoom trolls
4/1/2020 UPDATE: Columbia schools pause on tests, assignments for 3 days
4/2/2020 UPDATE: MU cancels spring commencements, will invite graduates back later
4/3/2020 TEDxMU to delay event, air virtual panels on COVID-19 instead
4/6/2020 Summer classes will be online for MU students
4/6/2020 Columbia schools readjust teaching plans, restarting Wednesday
4/6/2020 Administrative leave to end for UM employees unable to telework, work on-site
4/6/2020 'We're still here. We care': How K-12 teachers are connecting with students
4/8/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Day cares adjust amid COVID-19
4/8/2020 'Love is Viral': MU medical students bring social distancing to Instagram
4/8/2020 Columbia Public Schools updates meal service routes
4/8/2020 UPDATE: MU Summer Welcome to operate virtually this year
4/8/2020 Schools Finance Committee expects revenue shortfall due to COVID-19
4/9/2020 'Stay out of each other's bubble': Day cares adjust amid COVID-19
4/9/2020 UPDATE: Missouri schools to stay closed
4/9/2020 Curators hear pandemic will hurt UM enrollment, other revenue
4/10/2020 MU Faculty Council puts out letter about COVID-19 and racism
4/10/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: High school students find the light in a dark time
4/13/2020 School Board decides to stick to original deal with bus drivers
4/14/2020 UPDATE: UM System announces budget cut across all 4 campuses
4/14/2020 Missouri program looks to connect students and farmers
4/15/2020 MizzouRec hires new director
4/16/2020 Stephens College to hold Honors Convocation online
4/21/2020 MU student wins UM System competition despite social distancing hiccups
4/21/2020 Deep clean of MU campus underway
4/23/2020 UPDATE: CPS cancels in-person summer school, considers next steps for graduation, fall
4/23/2020 UM president 'less optimistic' about fully opening in fall, exploring options
4/24/2020 MU leadership cuts: What do they look like, how do they compare?
4/25/2020 MU law continuing to help veterans in the face of COVID-19
4/29/2020 MU teaching project brings coronavirus curriculum to classrooms
4/29/2020 COVID-19 is forcing child care providers to close. Will they be able to reopen?
4/30/2020 Facebook group pushes for in-person high school graduation
4/30/2020 Tiered plan launched for employees' return to Columbia schools
4/30/2020 Temporary pay cuts, weeklong furloughs for MU Med School faculty, staff
May 2020
5/1/2020 LOCAL BRIEFS: Annual Stephens College athletics banquet canceled
5/4/2020 Special education students find extra challenges in home learning
5/5/2020 More than 1,200 students using school district's meal service daily
5/6/2020 Columbia Public Schools to move forward on construction, pay increases
5/6/2020 State expands child care assistance through CARES funding
5/7/2020 UPDATE: MU committee to review programs for possible restructuring, discontinuing
5/7/2020 MU looks at antibody testing for students for fall semester
5/7/2020 Compromise eliminates state higher ed cuts, restores UM project — with a catch
5/7/2020 State Historical Society offers online programing
5/8/2020 A tough but fulfilling role: How parents became teachers during the pandemic
5/11/2020 School Board approves superintendent contract extension, talks finances amid COVID-19
5/12/2020 Child abuse hotline calls plummet as pandemic isolation weakens safety net
5/12/2020 Districts can apply to start the 2020–21 school year earlier, state board says
5/14/2020 'It's weird, but it's my experience': High schoolers face changes in testing
5/14/2020 Stronger Than Fiction returns Saturday
5/14/2020 Columbia College furloughs some employees for 'indefinite' time
5/19/2020 Parson: State agencies, including higher ed, face more cuts
5/19/2020 Tuition increase, more cuts and layoffs expected as UM grapples with COVID
5/20/2020 UM System facing class action lawsuit over lack of refund
5/20/2020 Grab-and-Go meals for Columbia students will go through July 31
5/20/2020 Stephens College hires new director of counseling
5/21/2020 Adapt and empathize, UM System experts advise business leaders in panel
5/21/2020 Unfulfilled: Documentary on the senior class of 2020
5/22/2020 Across the Midwest, graduating high school students reflect on the missing months
5/23/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Battle High School graduation parade
5/29/2020 MU Extension employees take pay cuts, furloughs as budget struggles persist
5/29/2020 Columbia College to resume on-campus classes Aug. 31
June 2020
6/1/2020 Education hit hard as Parson makes $209 million in June budget cuts
6/3/2020 MU considers early start to fall semester
6/4/2020 MU Faculty Council votes down proposal for early start to school year
6/4/2020 Missouri prepares for athletes to return to campus
6/4/2020 School Board addresses revenue shortfalls for 2020-2021 budget
6/8/2020 School Board hears calls for parent advisory councils, fall reopening update
6/8/2020 Families respond to Columbia schools survey on fall reopening
6/9/2020 UM curators approve risk assessment and audit plans amid COVID-19 uncertainty
6/10/2020 UPDATE: MU to start in-person Aug. 24, but pandemic-related changes loom
6/10/2020 Boone County History and Culture Center to reopen next week
6/15/2020 'This is what a union looks like': MU employees rally against job outsourcing
6/15/2020 Restructured fees, fall tuition hike proposed by UM System for 2021 budget
6/16/2020 Columbia seniors, parents respond to COVID-era graduation ceremony plans
6/17/2020 MU to spread out August move-in process due to COVID restrictions
6/18/2020 UPDATE: MU students, instructors must wear face masks, shields indoors this fall
6/19/2020 UM curators weigh combining system president and MU chancellor roles
6/19/2020 MU faculty, staff and students sign letter opposing job outsourcing
6/22/2020 With fall details out, it's time for CPS students to pick in-person or online school
6/23/2020 Reactions to Columbia schools reopening plan vary by perspective
6/23/2020 Remote proctoring services at odds with MU student privacy concerns
6/26/2020 MU layoffs, furloughs continue amid mounting resistance to jobs outsourcing
6/26/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Tolton graduates get their moment to shine
6/27/2020 Forum: Parents favor mask usage as long as there are exemptions
6/29/2020 MU's fall plans outlined: Isolation housing, face masks and hybrid classes
6/29/2020 Columbia Public Schools will 'expect' students to wear masks this fall, with exceptions
6/30/2020 MU student life will look vastly different under fall semester guidelines
6/30/2020 Pandemic-related travel bans pose challenges for MU teams
6/30/2020 MU researcher to receive NSF grant for COVID-19 study
August 2020
7/1/2020 Missouri Scholars Academy goes virtual, and free, amid pandemic
7/6/2020 A tweet at a time, CPS science educator builds a record of COVID-19 in Missouri
7/10/2020 MU will enforce Columbia's mandatory face mask ordinance for fall semester
7/17/2020 MU lays off eight, furloughs 671 employees this week
7/21/2020 Study: Columbia in top 25 most vulnerable college towns because of pandemic
7/21/2020 MU students not required to report positive tests to university this fall
7/22/2020 MU looking into walk-up testing site and student self-reporting requirement
7/23/2020 MU decides not to outsource custodial staff, saving over 250 jobs
7/27/2020 As bar exam looms, pandemic escalates anxiety for law school grads
7/28/2020 Columbia teachers urge delayed start for in-person classes
7/29/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Strike up the marching band
7/30/2020 Horns up, masks down: Hickman Kewpies march on, more or less
7/31/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Seventy-five graduates leave Douglass
August 2020
8/1/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Hickman seniors graduate during three ceremonies
8/4/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Face shield production happens on campus
8/4/2020 GUEST COMMENTARY: MU is trying to protect the vulnerable with its reopening plan
8/4/2020 MU engineering faculty and staff are all in on producing face shields
8/6/2020 UM System drops ACT and SAT scores for 2021-2022 applicants
8/7/2020 Weekly MU layoff and furlough numbers updated
8/9/2020 MU students worry about safety, financial issues this fall
8/12/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Tigers begin to move in
8/12/2020 'This is a deliberate risk': MU residential assistants worry as move-in begins
8/12/2020 Columbia's private schools move forward with August start dates
8/13/2020 MU Campus Dining going cashless for fall
8/16/2020 MU to hand out COVID kits to students, faculty, staff
8/16/2020 Virtual telethon raises over $12,000 for downtown businesses
8/17/2020 MU students, faculty and staff must report positive cases to university
8/19/2020 Students' return brings optimism for economy, anxiety over how long it will last
8/20/2020 MU Student Health Center opens temporary outdoor COVID-19 testing site
8/20/2020 Fraternities switch to virtual rush, ban gatherings at houses
8/21/2020 Federal program bridges gaps in food supply disrupted by COVID-19
8/21/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: MU students return to campus
8/21/2020 MU students, parents ponder pandemic during return to campus
8/23/2020 Columbia teachers' union releases recommendations to re-opening guidelines
8/24/2020 MU fraternity reports multiple positive COVID-19 tests
8/24/2020 MU unveils COVID-19 dashboard, says number of infected students is 159
8/24/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: First day at MU, but unlike any other
8/24/2020 So far, CPS students will have two days at school, three days at home
8/24/2020 MU fall 2020 enrollment tops last year's numbers
8/25/2020 Columbia College announces return of fall sports
8/25/2020 Drinkwitz 'concerned' about crowded scenes in Columbia
8/25/2020 UPDATE: MU professor 'relieved of teaching duties' after 'mask' comment to Chinese student
8/27/2020 CPS COVID-19 tracker hits online-only threshold
8/27/2020 Hazy homecoming: MU alumni, students try to adjust celebration in light of COVID-19
8/27/2020 MU's University Club closing, Family Weekend postponed, ride service pausing
8/27/2020 New MU Health Care lab speeds up COVID test reports
8/27/2020 MU updates face covering policy, citing new federal guidance
8/27/2020 COVID guidelines announced for watching high school sports events
8/31/2020 UPDATE: Columbia Public Schools will start all-virtual for fall
September 2020
9/2/2020 MU COVID-19 testing gets more complicated as cases soar
9/2/2020 Pandemic takes its toll on international student enrollment
9/3/2020 Tiger Hotel offers isolation floors for COVID-19 cases
9/3/2020 MU leaders to request campus as site for new saliva-based test
9/3/2020 CPS tracker expands to include students outside Columbia
9/4/2020 College-age positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise
9/4/2020 MU COVID-19 testing sites open on Labor Day
9/4/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: New Haven gets ready for online school
9/4/2020 MU students urged to stay on campus, 'Paint the M' instead
9/8/2020 'Everything's completely different': School begins for CPS with hopes, tech issues
9/9/2020 Parson supports keeping universities open despite rising COVID-19 cases
9/11/2020 MU says there's still plenty of quarantine housing for students
9/13/2020 PHOTO GALLERY: Off-campus partying with little discipline thrives amid pandemic
9/13/2020 MU students can face discipline for off-campus partying, but does it matter?
9/14/2020 Boone County COVID-19 total active cases down by nearly 400
9/14/2020 CPS students could return in four phases; hybrid model proposed
9/14/2020 Zoom piano lessons give children another outlet during the pandemic
9/15/2020 Curators committee looks at COVID-19 effects on financial decisions
9/15/2020 UPDATE: Two MU students expelled, three suspended for COVID-19 safety violations
9/16/2020 Choi stands firm on UM system's COVID-19 response
9/16/2020 Avoidance of doctors during pandemic could have dire consequences
9/16/2020 Learning pods become go-to format for CPS virtual learning
9/17/2020 Faculty Council votes to approve Duolingo English Test pilot program
9/18/2020 MU ramping up to enforce #CampusClear symptom check
9/18/2020 FACT CHECK: Mun Choi’s numbers are off when it comes to ICU beds around MU and UNC
9/21/2020 Tolton given COVID-19 violation for Sept. 12 cross-country event
9/22/2020 MU sees major decline in active COVID-19 cases
9/22/2020 New data allows the public to see COVID-19 case rates by school district
9/23/2020 Columbia College uses wristband system to slow COVID-19 spread
9/24/2020 UPDATE: 'The way that things are going now,' MU to stay in-person, Choi says
9/25/2020 Additional 20 MU students disciplined for COVID-19 policy violations
9/25/2020 'We won't die for your dollars' : MU students protest for COVID-19 safety
9/30/2020 Multidisciplinary research team studying COVID-19 antibodies and behaviors
9/30/2020 ‘It is now — it isn’t forever’: CPS theater programs adjust to COVID-19
9/30/2020 CPS board to hear update on reopening schools
October 2020
10/1/2020 MU Faculty Council discusses COVID-19 dashboard, ongoing discrimination on campus
10/1/2020 MU researchers race to study outcome of HIV patients for COVID-19
10/9/2020 As pandemic continues, MU's in-person commencement ceremonies are off
10/12/2020 UPDATE: CPS board votes to send elementary school children back to classrooms
10/12/2020 As pandemic changes student media, Columbia high school journalists carry on
10/15/2020 #CampusClear daily symptom check required starting Monday
10/17/2020 UPDATE: Some CPS students head back to the classroom, teachers concerned about risk
10/17/2020 CPS parents band to promote in-seat learning for middle, high schools
10/18/2020 Back to school means first time face-to-face for new teacher, students
10/19/2020 MU School of Medicine enrolls patient in COVID-19 clinical trial
10/19/2020 Public health order extended, hospitalization rates high as CPS returns
10/19/2020 District's youngest return to CPS classrooms while some older kids want their turn
10/24/2020 Columbia parents pack legislative hearing to push for reopening schools
10/27/2020 CPS to start rapid testing; MU to stick with its form of testing
10/29/2020 MU Student Center to become next #CampusClear station
11/3/2020 Southern Boone schools temporarily close as students quarantine
11/4/2020 More schools switch to virtual learning as district faces staff shortages
11/5/2020 West Boulevard Elementary is fifth school to return to remote instruction
11/6/2020 Two more schools go virtual, joining five others this week
11/6/2020 'I didn't expect it to be so soon': Parents scramble after schools abruptly go virtual
11/9/2020 CPS elementary students return to virtual learning
11/9/2020 MU still plans to hold in-person classes after Thanksgiving break
11/10/2020 MU researchers discover three COVID-19 mutations
11/12/2020 MU to switch to virtual learning after Thanksgiving break
11/12/2020 Southern Boone High School extends virtual learning, 177 students in quarantine
11/19/2020 Columbia School Board discusses low grades, COVID-19 response
11/22/2020 'Amid all the struggle': Interest in home schooling grows during pandemic
11/24/2020 Boone County reports 24th COVID-19 death, first MU students hospitalized
11/24/2020 Adapting to virtual realities: MU clubs still thrive during the pandemic
December 2020
12/3/2020 CDC pilot program aims to help K-12 schools maintain safe school environment
12/8/2020 'Stay tuned': After chaotic fall, colleges hoping spring brings smoother sports season
12/9/2020 Virtual teaching: A study in handling distractions and encouraging students
12/13/2020 CPS — with help from volunteers — works to feed families during pandemic
12/15/2020 CPS School Board delays in-person start date for elementary school students
12/20/2020 THE ONLY SEMESTER THEY KNOW: MU freshmen journalists chronicle their college experiences
12/22/2020 COVID-19 testing before arrival now mandatory for on-campus MU undergraduates
12/26/2020 MU nursing students give up winter break to help with patient care
12/27/2020 With uptick in COVID-19 cases, MU announces it will not play in Music City Bowl
January 2021
1/8/2021 MU to set up testing site at Hearnes for arrival COVID-19 testing
1/8/2021 VIDEO: MU to require negative COVID tests from students living on campus
1/9/2021 COVID-19 vaccine distribution underway for select CPS employees
1/10/2021 'Wastewater doesn't lie': MU scientists use sewage to track COVID-19
1/12/2021 Columbia School Board votes to go forward with in-person and hybrid learning plan
1/13/2021 MU begins arrival COVID-19 testing for on-campus students
1/18/2021 MU tests 1,319 students for COVID-19; 11 positive so far
1/19/2021 CPS students return to campuses for spring semester
1/19/2021 CPS students return to in-person, hybrid classes
1/21/2021 CPS teacher, staff vaccinations expected to start within two weeks
1/22/2021 Free arrival COVID-19 testing ends for MU students, over 2,000 tested
1/24/2021 COVID on Campus: Unprecedented challenges, mixed results
1/25/2021 COVID on Campus: Containing hot spots a difficult challenge
1/26/2021 COVID on Campus: Some schools more transparent than others
1/26/2021 COVID on Campus: Tracking and isolating students was hit-and-miss
1/29/2021 MU education students return to in-person teaching
1/31/2021 International students reflect on a lonely pandemic year
February 2021
2/8/2021 Superintendent: Access to vaccinations a must before CPS returns to all in-person schooling
2/19/2021 MU will not require standardized test scores for fall applicants
2/20/2021 Superintendent: COVID data encouraging, no changes planned
2/21/2021 MU medical students spread vaccine awareness for minority communities
March 2021
3/2/2021 Students favor MU's push for more fully in-person classes in the fall
3/4/2021 Parents and teachers weigh in on upcoming spring break plans
3/6/2021 CPS board to vote on sending students back to schools full time
3/10/2021 City Garden School seeks to redefine education with shift to outdoor learning
3/23/2021 Standardized testing, pandemic lessons discussed at School Board forum
3/24/2021 MU asks all employees and staff to return to in-person work by May 17
3/26/2021 Spring break is here: Travelers should still take precautions, Health Department says
3/27/2021 MU Health Care, DHSS confident about spring break
3/31/2021 MU researchers get NIH grant to support further study of COVID-19 in wastewater
April 2021
4/1/2021 Columbia School Board: On students returning to schools full time
4/5/2021 CPS students return for full-time, in-person learning
4/22/2021 Opening doors: The 'Paxton Pod' educates at home during the pandemic
4/22/2021 What did parents find out about their kids and learning during the pandemic? A lot
4/23/2021 'Huge deal for my family': 2020 grads come back to MU for ceremonies
4/24/2021 'One of the most special homecomings': MU hosts postponed 2020 commencement
May 2021
5/7/2021 MU kicks off its 2021 commencement ceremonies in the first of two weekends
5/11/2021 Virtual school, in-person graduation: Rock Bridge High School seniors decide
5/20/2021 'Not getting our money's worth': MU students react to fall tuition increase
5/20/2021 Battling through: Battle teachers, students reflect on lessons learned in the pandemic
June 2021
6/14/2021 With masks optional, Columbia summer school is back in person
6/21/2021 MU Greek life office delays freshman housing policy until 2022
6/30/2021 Over 230 Columbia students are participating in summer school remotely
July 2021
7/9/2021 Masks now required for CPS summer school students age 11 and younger
7/12/2021 Parent, policy group react to new mask rule
7/14/2021 MU researchers looking for volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine study
7/28/2021 Tolton Marching Band prepares for new year
7/29/2021 UPDATE: Fall classes will be back to normal after the long pandemic stretch
7/29/2021 MU to reinstate temporary indoor mask requirements Monday
August 2021
8/3/2021 Columbia College reinstates mask rules starting Monday
8/10/2021 No CPS decision yet on mask requirements
8/13/2021 Columbia Public Schools will require masks to be worn inside
8/23/2021 MU students return to campus with mixed feelings about COVID-19 protocols
8/24/2021 CPS first day of school evokes mixed emotions from Two Mile parents
8/24/2021 Missouri AG sues Columbia school district over mask mandate
September 2021
9/2/2021 COVID touches most CPS schools
9/2/2021 UM curators vote to prevent mandatory COVID vaccinations, approve Blunt building naming
9/9/2021 CPS committee looks at using COVID relief money as expected deficit looms
9/12/2021 CPS School Board to vote Monday on extending COVID plan
9/13/2021 Masks will be required on MU campus for another month, with some exceptions
9/13/2021 Speakers largely support CPS board's extension of mask mandate
9/15/2021 Facing persistent bus driver shortage, CPS parents are told to have alternatives
9/16/2021 Ashland elementary school mandates masks after rise in COVID-19 cases
9/16/2021 Students face long lines at dining locations amid staff shortage for Campus Dining
9/23/2021 CPS superintendent reports September spike in COVID-19 among young children
9/23/2021 Missouri is exploring a ‘test to stay’ school quarantine option, health director says
9/27/2021 Columbia parents join intervention request in CPS lawsuit
9/28/2021 Missouri considers 'test to stay' option for schoolchildren, CPS awaits more info
9/28/2021 Court rules AG lawsuit against mask mandate will only apply to CPS
9/29/2021 MU professor discovers delta variant in his own body
9/29/2021 COVID financial relief on the way for MU students
October 2021
10/3/2021 MUPD reports lower crime rates for 2020 during pandemic school year
10/6/2021 Teacher's union, district has difference of priority over ESSER funds
10/6/2021 Tolton, Our Lady of Lourdes and Columbia Independent continue to grow
10/8/2021 MU Faculty Council calls for stricter mask, COVID vaccine requirements
10/8/2021 Salary increases likely for Columbia school bus drivers
10/10/2021 Finding lost social cues: CPS program aims to help young learners
10/11/2021 Heated conversation at CPS board meeting prompts recess, police intervention
10/13/2021 MU's mask mandate is set to expire Friday, with no curators meeting scheduled
10/14/2021 MU students, faculty concerned by decision to end COVID mask mandate
10/18/2021 DESE administrator seeks to speed up quicker path to substitute teaching
10/19/2021 Protesters call for reinstatement of MU mask mandate at NextGen grand opening
10/22/2021 COVID-19 financial relief opens to students not automatically qualified
10/22/2021 Federal funds won't be distributed in October; CPS, Missouri districts wait
10/25/2021 Oakland Middle School hosts flu clinic for students
10/26/2021 UM not yet joining universities mandating COVID-19 vaccines for workers
10/28/2021 MU joins nationwide clinical study to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms
November 2021
11/1/2021 MU graduate workers union continues long push for rights
11/1/2021 Expiration of COVID mask mandate causes concern among MU faculty
11/2/2021 UM System warns employees they may need COVID-19 vaccines to comply with executive order
11/4/2021 Vaccination rate at Stephens College surpasses 90%
11/4/2021 UM curators mum on vaccine mandate for federal contractors
11/8/2021 Columbia School Board faces split crowd on mask mandate
11/10/2021 Columbia Public Schools releases COVID-19 vaccine clinic schedule
11/10/2021 MU researcher says ancient ocean parasites may help explain COVID, climate change
11/14/2021 Home-schooling becomes a solid movement among Black families
11/16/2021 CPS COVID-19 vaccine clinics for younger kids kick off at Mill Creek
11/16/2021 Columbia after-school programs feel pandemic's pinch in enrollment, staffing
11/18/2021 Curators approve COVID vaccine requirement for University of Missouri System employees
11/18/2021 CPS enters agreement with 'life-changing' organization to help homeless students
December 2021
12/2/2021 University of Missouri invites employees to ask for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
12/2/2021 Standardized test results show decline across subjects
12/7/2021 MU suspending vaccine requirement after judge blocks mandate
12/8/2021 Schmitt to CPS: End mask mandate immediately
12/12/2021 CPS board to vote on COVID-19 plan Monday, facing AG's order to end it
12/12/2021 CPS math program works to overcome pandemic challenges, ease fears and kindle joy
12/13/2021 CPS drops mask mandate inside district buildings effective Jan. 4
12/14/2021 With end to masks in sight, CPS says details on quarantine, contact tracing are coming
12/16/2021 MU prepares for fall commencement with fewer COVID restrictions for 1,767 graduates
12/30/2021 CPS updates parents on COVID-19 procedures ahead of return to school
