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Schools remove peanut butter crackers from menu

Columbia Public Schools students have not been and will not be eating peanut butter crackers anytime soon. The school district last week announce it removed about 3,360 peanut butter cracker packages related to the recent Food and Drug Administration ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  1 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Food and Drug Administration,  Department of Health

Math debate close to home for candidates

At least two Columbia Board of Education candidates have a potential conflict of interest regarding math in Columbia Public Schools. But both candidates said the conflicts could be more advantageous than hurtful to their campaigns. Marc Bledsoe and Dan ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  1 Feb 2009

Teachers’ input OK, Ritter says

Columbia Public Schools teachers and staff can go to the Board of Education with job-cut suggestions, interim Superintendent Jim Ritter said, despite what at least one teacher told board President Michelle Gadbois he had been advised. Gadbois said a ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  31 Jan 2009

Superintendent candidate leads smaller district near KC

Chris Belcher, superintendent of Kearney Public Schools, interviewed for Columbia Public Schools top spot last night. Belcher, who has been at district northeast of Kansas City for the last four years, is the second known candidate of five set for ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  27 Jan 2009

Remembering innocents

Inside Jefferson Junior High School, beyond the shouts and shuffling of teenagers, up three flights of stairs, Craig and Susie Adams sit quietly in Room 313. Craig and Susie Adams of Columbia say they hope people will remember the lives of her ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  25 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Craig Adams,  Lucy Maud Montgomery

A familiar face amid final five; Cowherd seeking schools post.

Jacque Cowherd just has to convince the Columbia Board of Education that he is the best person for Columbia Public Schools superintendent position. The former Columbia schools deputy superintendent said he is one of five remaining candidates for the ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  24 Jan 2009

School board reacts to budget cuts; 74 positions in line to be eliminated.

Many of the 74 positions that Columbia Public Schools administrators propose cutting to save money should never have been added in the first place, board member Ines Segert suggested today. In 2007, the Columbia Board of Education approved the use of $1 ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  23 Jan 2009

Chase hired for part-time schools post

Phyllis Chases retirement from Columbia Public Schools lasted about four months. Chase retired on Aug. 31 after about five years as the school districts superintendent. On Jan. 5, she began working on an interim basis as assistant superintendent at ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  22 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Todd White

Schools eye 74 job cuts

The budget cuts coming to Columbia Public Schools could be more severe than estimated and spread out through the administrative office and the schools, interim Superintendent Jim Ritter said. Five candidates in running for superintendent The ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  22 Jan 2009

Race for school board features nine candidates

A lawyer and a volunteering mom have entered the Columbia Board of Education race, making it one of the most competitive races in school board history. Nine people will vie for two open seats. Board President Michelle Gadbois and Vice President Steve ...

From JONATHON BRADEN, Columbia Tribune,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: State Farm Insurance Cos

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