- The Kansas City Public School Board Report, April 2013
- The Kansas City Public Schools Board Report, March 2013
- How Do You Change An Organization?
- Board Reports for December 5 and December 19, 2012
- Teacher Quality - Evaluations and Tenure
- Teacher Quality - The Crucial Ingredient
- Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
- A Positive Spin on Mixed Accreditation Results - Part 2
- School District Puts a Positive Spin on Accreditation Results
- Kansas City Public Schools Report — July 25, 2012
Opinion
What Does It Take to Build an Effective, Successful School?
April 18, 2013
Three recent articles provide examples of schools and systems that are effectively educating their students.
What Ails Public Education and What Can Be Done to Improve It?
March 28, 2013
Five themes underlie the conclusions of the book: local control is obsolete, separate governance does not work, monopoly does not work, too many cooks, present governance arrangements are captured by adult interests.
Too Many Lost Students!
March 9, 2013
A member of the Do the Right Thing for Kids Board of Directors offers this picture of a typical student who graduated from the Kansas City Public School District in spring 2012. What might this student’s K-12 academic progress look like in this district in turmoil?
News
“Data-Driven Approach Helps St. Louis Become Latest System to Improve Grades”
November 30, 2012 — Education In The Nation
“Schools Head Finds a Formula” — Wall Street Journal, 11/27/2012 The St. Louis School District situation is certainly not commonly considered a huge success story. However, this article […]
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools celebrates success
September 19, 2012 — Education In The Nation
A district in our metropolitan area with demographics much like Kansas City Public Schools is making progress. DTRTFK attributes their success to a continuity of leadership, an effective board, adherence to long term goals and programs, rigorous evaluation of progress, and a minimum of meddling by outside groups.
Reactions to the Missouri Legislature’s Failure to Act on School Reform
June 7, 2012 — KCPS In the News
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s reaction to the Missouri Legislature’s failure to act on school reform is expressed in the following article from […]
Take Action
Please Contact Governor Nixon — Sign SB125
June 18, 2013
With KCPS spending the past eleven years either unaccredited or provisionally accredited, Do the Right Thing for Kids believes the children of our central city have waited long enough for stronger leadership and deserve leadership that knows how to turn the situation around.
Sample letters for Missouri State Senators and Representatives
February 10, 2012
Following are two sample letters for writing your Missouri State Senators and Representatives about the future of the Kansas City School District. For your convenience, we’ve […]
Missouri State Senators and Representatives from the Kansas City Area
February 3, 2012
Updated December 2012 If you’re not sure which district you’re in, use the following link to the Kansas City area map: <a href=“http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/maps/2001house_kc_e.pdf” title=“Missouri House of Representatives […]
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