Board of Education

COLUMBIA — Within a 15-hour period Tuesday, two incumbents left their seats on the Columbia School Board, the city and county sewer districts received a hefty boost and Columbia Public ...

COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Phyllis Chase and the school board have some extra homework as they deal with a $10 million budget shortfall.

COLUMBIA — Tracy Greever-Rice didn’t vote against the school district; she voted to send a message. “This is the first time ever in my life I’ve voted against a school ...

COLUMBIA — In an election that became a referendum on the Columbia Public School District’s controversies, including budget shortfalls, the new high school site selection and math curriculum, voters chose ...

COLUMBIA — Arch Brooks is running for a seat on the Columbia School Board for the fifth time. Brooks is the owner of Brooks Computing Systems, a company that provides ...

Gale “Hap” Hairston has the confidence of someone who has accomplished a lot in his lifetime. For 27 years he has been, at different times, a teacher, a principal and ...

COLUMBIA — Darin Preis doesn’t really have typical days. When he’s not catching up on e-mail, returning phone calls or attending a meeting for one of his many Columbia involvements, ...

Tom Rose stood over Bobby, a bobtail cat, who has pressed himself flat on the examination table. “It’s always nice when the cats just sit there,” said Rose, who owns ...

COLUMBIA — To Rosie Tippin, being around children isn’t just something she enjoys — it’s her life. “It’s kind of in my blood,” said Tippin, who is campaigning for the ...

COLUMBIA — Every week Ines Segert’s two sons, Simon, 16, and Julian, 13, flip through the pages of their mother’s culinary magazines. They look at the recipes inside and then ...

COLUMBIA — The candidates running for the Columbia School Board said Tuesday that they all think the two things the board needs most are transparency and accountability. Five of the ...

Voters in Columbia and Boone County will go to the polls April 8 for the annual municipal election. Click here for an interactive graphic describing some of the ...

Missouri School Board candidate Tom Rose is still in the hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home Wednesday night.

COLUMBIA — School board candidate Kevin Horner filed a statement of withdrawal Monday morning to remove his name from the ballot in April. According to his blog, Horner ...

Seven candidates are in the race for three seats in April's school board race.