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adminBy Aniaya Reed KIPP: Endeavor Academy, a tuition-free, open-enrollment public school, opened its doors in Kansas City in 2007 as a fifth grade school. After five years, KIPP expanded into…
EllieAna HaleBy EllieAna Hale Being one of the first charter schools in the Kansas City, Mo., area, Gordon Parks Elementary School has a history of continually providing a successful and beneficial…
adminKansas City Public Schools (KCPS) announced today that Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell will be leaving the district after six years. The KCPS Board of Directors has voted unanimously to make…
adminBy Abby Hoover Manuel Guzman, 14, was described as helpful and upbeat, a welcoming presence with an infectious smile. Guzman died Tuesday from injuries sustained when he was stabbed by…
adminBy Abby Hoover Students at Lincoln College Preparatory Academy (LCPA) recently began publishing a magazine, “The Cricket,” with artwork and creative writing from the student body, interviews, fashion, pop culture…
adminBy Abby Hoover Della Lamb welcomed a new Early Education Director, LaTrecia Thornton, an experienced educator, in February. The organization serves children and families who represent a variety of incomes,…
adminBy Abby Hoover Faculty at Northeast High School, one of the Kansas City Public Schools’ (KCPS) most diverse student bodies, are planning cultural luncheons for students, parents and guardians, and…
adminBy Abby Hoover Lincoln College Preparatory Academy has served Kansas City’s students since it was founded as the singular Black educational institution, and alumni are working hard to preserve its…
The Kansas City Public School District (KCPS) 33 has the opportunity to receive accreditation from the Missouri Department of Education next week. On January 11, at the Missouri State Board…
adminBy Corbin Smith, Intern For some individuals, incarceration truly reforms them as they reflect on what actions earned them time in the prison system. Lyrik’s Institute founder Kyle Hollins uses…
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