As Columbia grows, local youth sports look to do the same. Here’s MUJW’s David Wang with the story.
Columbia schools making changes to accommodate growth
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Caroline McMahon
|Benilde-St. Margaret's School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Enrollment has increased each of the past five years, and the trend is expected to continue. Enrollment for the 2011-12 school year is projected to be 18,036, and 18,487 for 2012-2013. Most of the school district’s 31 schools are at or over capacity.
Students enjoy slow pace of summer
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Keller High School, Keller, Texas
Two thirds of MU students are gone for the summer. However, enrollment numbers continue to rise. Sterling Daniels shows us how students handle summer life and fit it into the community.
MU pays students to live off-campus
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Holmes High School, San Antonio, Texas
Due to overcrowding, the University of Missouri’s Residential Life department is making quite an offer to upperclassmen. As Missouri Urban Journalism Workshop’s Aaron Mack reports, many students could be getting a nice bonus.
Lack of jobs frustrates Columbia teens
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Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Ill.
The combination of Columbia’s growing population and a hurting economy has led to a nightmare for many job searchers. However, as MUJW’s Andrea Jankelow reports, the growth may actually be a solution.
Columbia youths speak out on city growth
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Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
Despite increases in population and the increases in traffic and crimes that it engenders, many teens enjoy living in Columbia and value its offerings.
Journalism school enrollment drops across the U.S., MU-posted
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Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
The MU School of Journalism’s enrollment has declined for the incoming academic year. Members of the journalism community, including Associate Dean Brian Brooks, have mixed emotions about the drop in enrollment saying it means less competition, but it also highlights the decline in the journalism profession worldwide.
New Catholic high school to be first for Columbia
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Benilde-St.Margaret's School, St. Louis Park, Minn.
Father Augustine Tolton Regional Catholic High School is expected to open in fall 2011. It will offer Columbia area residents a faith-based education option closer to home.
Transition difficult but necessary for growing Columbia School District
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Topeka High School, Topeka, Kan.
After the groundbreaking for the new Columbia high school, the next step is deciding new boundaries for the three high schools. Also on the table are allocating resources such as teachers, advisers and other staff.
Health care industry in Columbia struggles to meet needs of growing population
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Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas
As Columbia’s population grows, so does the need for health care professionals to serve residents. Training schools are struggling to meet the need. It’s a problem facing communities statewide, officials said. For example, by 2025 Missouri will need more than 500,000 nurses. But more than 220 qualified applicants for the fall 2007 semester were turned [...]
MUJW still going strong after 40 years of scholastic journalism
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Kirkwood High School, Kirkwood, Mo.
With the Missouria Urban Journalism Workshop entering the 40th year, students are learning all about the world of journalism from workshop coaches and alumni.
Officials discuss growth in Columbia with students
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St. Teresa's Academy, Kansas City, Mo.
Students from the 40th Missouri Urban Journalism Workshop met with Columbia City officials to discuss the good and bad parts of a growing population.
Underage drinking: How police and others are cracking down
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McCluer North High School, Florissant, Mo.
Underage drinking continues to be a problem in Columbia as the student population grows, and police and other organizations have become more aggressive in enforcing the law. To fight the problem, police have teamed up with bars and restaurants to set up stricter policies about IDs for minors. The Downtown Police Team was created a [...]