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Missouri lawmaker hopes to make college more efficient and less costly
jscherder@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo -- College seniors who graduated in 2010 carried an average of more than $25,000 in student loan debt. Missouri's average is slightly below the national average at $22,600. One Missouri lawmaker is trying to make the college experience...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Justice System, Teaching and Learning
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Joplin tornado: editors vote it Missouri's top story of 2011
The tornado that devastated Joplin, killing 161 people and leaving much of the city in ruins, was a unanimous choice for The Associated Press' top story in Missouri for 2011, transcending a busy year of natural disasters, government bungling and the...Tags: Politics, Texas Rangers, Colleges and Universities, World Series, Big 12 Conference
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Evangel University mourns loss of graduate killed by bomb in Afghanistan
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Students and faculty members at Evangel University gathered Thursday morning to remember one of their own. Army 1st Lt. David Johnson, 24, was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday by a roadside bomb while he was on foot patrol....Tags: Awards and Prizes, Bombings, Colleges and Universities, Emergency Incidents, Awards and Prizes
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MSU achieves fundraising goal months early, goes for more
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri State University Foundation says it has met the goal set for its largest fundraising campaign nearly a year before a deadline it had set. The university announced in August 2009, that it wanted to raise $125 million by...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Politics, Charity, Media Industry, Financial Aid
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Progress Report: Apartment building boom caters to college students
mlandis@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Growing universities like Drury and Missouri State Universityare stretching to make sure there’s enough space for students to learn and live. Now, outside developers are stepping up, moving dirt, and building walls to meet the...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, House Building, Teaching and Learning, Morehead State University
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Don Wessel, longtime car dealer, OTC board member, supporter of the arts, dies at age 86
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Don Wessel, a founding member of the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees, passed away at age 86. Wessel was owner of Wessel Honda and well known in southwest Missouri for his support of arts, education and civic...Tags: Charity, Education, Colleges and Universities, Honda, American Red Cross
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Chocolate University seeks high school applicants for trip to Tanzania this summer
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Chocolate University will give 12 high school juniors the opportunity this summer to travel to Africa and learn about social responsibility, entrepreneurship and the importance of global citizenship.
The program is a collaboration...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes, Trips and Vacations
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Mo. governor's budget would cut more state services but not K-12 education
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon proposes to balance the state budget by making more cuts to programs and services.
Nixon on Tuesday proposed a nearly $23 billion operating budget for the next fiscal year that would cut funding for higher...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Arts
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Public meeting next Wed. starts study for changes to College Street area in Springfield
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City of Springfield is working with the community to create a new look for the College Street Corridor. The planning area is defined as College, Olive, and Walnut streets between Grant Avenue and Kansas Expressway. The emphasis...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Electronics
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