CMNEA - Columbia Missouri National Education Association

04/30/2026

Check this out! Limited time sale. Wear this to let your elected officials know we expect them to keep the Missouri constitutional promise.

Don't wait: Order your $5 T-shirt today -- The Missouri Promise: Establish and Maintain Free Public Schools.

Missouri’s Constitution promises to “establish and maintain free public schools” for the “general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence” and mandates the state’s obligation to fund and operate the public schools. (Art. IX, SEC. 1a) That promise is not abstract—it is supposed to show up in classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, bus routes, and paychecks. It is supposed to show up as an opportunity for every child, in every ZIP code.

The promise is being broken by politicians and policies that keep taking away from public schools.

Order yours at www.mnea.org/store

04/23/2026

Columbia's School Nurses Organized, Voted, and Won
Our union. Building Power.

After years of losing colleagues to low pay and zero contract protections, the nurses of Columbia Public Schools built a bargaining unit with Columbia MNEA and MNEA's support, and every single vote was yes.

For 18 years, Rachel Willenberg has worked as a school nurse in Columbia Public Schools. She watched a position that once drew 20 applicants become one that could barely keep people from walking out the door. Three to four nurses were quitting every year, and the constant turnover meant the nurses who stayed lost something beyond colleagues. They lost camaraderie, institutional knowledge, and the stability that students with complex health needs depend on.

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04/23/2026

04/18/2026

Congratulations to our Secretary Shaina Van Remus for being awarded the Soar With The Eagles Leadership Award!

04/18/2026

Congratulations to our President Noelle Marchand Gilzow for being awarded the Shirley Cromer Leadership Award!

04/08/2026

Congratulations to our endorsed candidates! We appreciate the time, effort, and heart you put into your role as a school board member.

Incumbents April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper were reelected to the Columbia School Board. Follow along for live updates.
https://www.komu.com/news/elections/live-updates-polls-close-in-missouri-municipal-election-partial-results-roll-in/article_e4ecaebd-1f7c-4a92-a683-d0edae0de30f.html?utm_source=SocialNewsDesk&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=SND_facebook

04/06/2026

With the April election on the horizons, we want to remind you of the candidates who are officially endorsed by CMNEA this year! This graphic fits perfectly in your profile pic, too. 😉

03/18/2026