Coleman has been trained in 95%, Cognitive Coaching, Adaptive Schools, LETRS and Reed Investigations. She has also served on the district’s Career Ladder Committee and Calendar Committee.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Lead testing at Joplin schools is leading to a number of changes across the district. “So my daughter texted me and said, hey, did you get that email from the school?” said ...

Aug. 1—The Joplin School District is finishing an $80,000 initiative to identify and reduce lead in water that might be accessible to students. Dave Pettit, the school district's facilities director, ...

Joplin, Mo.'s high school, shown here May 24, was destroyed in last year's tornado. The school district is asking for a $62 million bond issue to help pay for rebuilding five schools.

The Joplin School District is looking to expand on these kinds of early childhood lessons with a pilot program called Little Eagles Flight School. It will open this fall in three neighborhood schools.

Aug. 18—The performing arts center at Joplin High School was buzzing with excitement Wednesday as 1,300 staff members of the school district were welcomed for their first in-person back-to ...

JOPLIN, Mo. -- The contractor hired by the Joplin School District to demolish three schools destroyed in last year's tornado has sued the district, claiming it is owed more than $500,000 and has ...

But in Joplin, Mo., where a monstrous tornado killed 160 people and destroyed more than half of the district's classroom space in May, the task is massive.