Posts Tagged ‘columbia school district’
School officials explain proposed sales tax
With the state of Illinois’ financial issues, local school districts have not only been forced to cut back, but have also had to find new streams of revenue. One of…
Read MoreColumbia, Valmeyer schools approve budgets
The Columbia and Valmeyer school boards approved fiscal year budgets as state funding woes continue to cause headaches. The Columbia School Board approved a balanced budget for the 2015-16 school…
Read MoreSchool enrollment down
The calendar says it is Aug. 25, but the weather feels like it’s Sept. 25. Either way, school has started, and with it, enrollment numbers across the area have rolled…
Read MoreColumbia approves budget
At Monday night’s meeting of the Columbia City Council, aldermen approved a budget for the fiscal year that begins May 1. The total budget is for $15,580,384 in expenditures and…
Read MoreSegobiano represents region in Illinois educator movement
An Illinois educators movement including representatives from all over the state is making big moves to fulfill the promise of public education. The movement, known as Vision 20/20, aims to…
Read MoreColumbia discusses zoning, future plans
The committee of the whole of the Columbia City Council on Monday night made progress on several issues and items on the city’s horizon, including a new residential development on…
Read MoreColumbia schools testing newly developed safety app
In an effort to reduce police response time during “active shooter” school shootings, developers of a new application for mobile devices explained their product during a demonstration in Columbia. Columbia…
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