Bancroft Elementary – from eyesore to community gem
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 29, 2012 For more than a decade, Bancroft Elementary School has stood vacant, gathering dust and attracting crime. “There is not a single person…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 29, 2012 For more than a decade, Bancroft Elementary School has stood vacant, gathering dust and attracting crime. “There is not a single person…
Northeast News February 29, 2012 After winning their first Interscholastic League championship in five seasons, the Northeast High School varsity boys’ basketball team set their sights on claiming the Class…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 23, 2012 Kansas City Public Schools outlined several of its initiatives to improve academic achievement and regain accreditation during a public meeting with state…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 22, 2012 Kansas City Public Schools is taking a multi-faceted approach to improving safety and security in schools across the district. During the Feb.…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 8, 2012 For the first time in two years, the public stepped inside Northeast Middle School Jan. 31. In some rooms, desks and…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 8, 2012 Forget the educational jargon. Forget the politicians, the school board and the district administration. What does Kansas City Public Schools really need?…
Northeast News February 6, 2012 Kansas City Public Schools will host an open house for its schools on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The community is…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News February 1, 2012 Kansas City Public Schools’ officials are determined to regain state accreditation. During a Jan. 24 KCPS Board of Education meeting, district officials…
EDITOR’S NOTE: In our Jan. 25 print edition we mistakenly wrote Truman Career Academy would cost $44.75 billion to construct. It should read $44.75 million. We apologize for the error…
By Leslie Collins Northeast News January 25, 2012 Garfield Elementary School transformed itself into a doctor’s office Jan. 19, lining up students for free health screenings. Scads of area medical…