Springfield Public Schools

The event, at Great Southern Bank Arena, included giveaways, costumes, music and talks by MSU and SPS administrators.

Announced last year, a southwest Missouri educational partnership intends to boost the number of nurses and other healthcare workers. Now, a key Christian university based in the area is joining the effort and expects to attract more students.

SCG will receive $50,000 over three years.

The money comes from the Jewell Schweitzer Collective Impact Grant Program at Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

On April 2, Springfield voters will choose three candidates to serve on the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education.

Voters will choose three of seven candidates for the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education on April 2.

The exhibit, which opened last weekend, showcases work by K-12 students from Springfield’s public, private and parochial schools.

The program, Principal for a Day, was a vision of Springfield Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan.

The Alliance for Healthcare Education is a partnership of four area institutions.