Columbia Public Schools likely will be spending more than it is taking in when fiscal year 2026 starts July 1. ...

Talks continued Wednesday night within the Columbia Board of Education about how it plans to spend money for the upcoming ...

Heather McArthur, the Columbia Public School's chief financial officer, presented the 2025-2026 budget at last week's public hearing. In the proposal, McArthur predicted that expenditures would reach ...

The Columbia School Board unanimously approved a budget of $307.7 million for the 2025-26 school year at a meeting Monday.

The Columbia Board of Education at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved next school year’s budget for the district. The district expects to spend roughly $307 million this upcoming school ...