A social media rumor has been blaming Kickapoo High School students for something they didn’t do. A high school in Minnesota had a student who used a …
Read More »Adams Named SPS Teacher of the Year
The lead teacher of the Health Sciences Academy at Mercy has been named the 2021-2022 Springfield Public Schools Teacher of the Year. Dr. Amanda Adams was named …
Read More »Anonymous Texts Attack Springfield School Board Candidates
Anonymous texts were sent to Springfield voters attacking two candidates for the school board, claiming their support of “Critical Race Theory” and “drag queen values.” The texts, …
Read More »Springfield Public Schools Names New Superintendent; Questions Arise About Work History
The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education has announced the selection of an administrator from Houston, Texas as the new district superintendent. Dr. Grenita Lathan will take …
Read More »Snow Days Turning into Snow Weeks for Many Districts in the Ozarks
Forget snow days, it’s been a snow week for most schools in southwest Missouri. For some schools, they haven’t been in a classroom in two weeks due …
Read More »Springfield Public Schools and Many Others Closed Again Thursday
School district both large and small have called off class again Thursday from yet another round of ice and snow on Wednesday. Springfield Public Schools have cancelled …
Read More »Springfield High School Students Back in Class Four Days per Week
As of this week, Springfield High School students have doubled the number of days spent in the classroom. The district, which had been using two in-class days …
Read More »Rapid Testing Available For Springfield Public Schools Students
Rapid COVID-19 testing is now available for students attending Springfield Public Schools. The district began offering the tests to staff members in late November. Students are getting …
Read More »Embree to Retire as SPS Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Springfield Public Schools is going to lose another long-time leader at the end of the school year. Carol Embree, the district’s Deputy Superintendent of Operations, announced she …
Read More »Missouri State, Springfield Public Schools Break Ground on Agriculture Magnet School
The future of agriculture based education is on the way after ground was broken today on a new ag-based magnet school for Springfield Public Schools students. SPS …
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