The Kansas City School Board may vote on closing Delano School at its June 22, 2011 meeting.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/09/2939662/delano-schools-future-in-doubt.html
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The Star: School Board may vote on closing Delano
Marilyn Simmons resigns from School Board
Former Kansas City School Board president Marilyn Simmons resigns from the board after almost eleven years of service.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/08/2937196/marilyn-simmons-resigns-from-kc.html
The Star on Southwest Early College Campus
The Kansas City Star reports that Southwest Early College Campus may return to a signature early college program format. Following with an editorial, The Star urges the Kansas City School Board and its partners at SWECC to make the change in the fall instead of after a year of transition.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/06/2931718/southwest-likely-to-become-magnet.html
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/07/2934355/the-stars-editorial-college-prep.html
The Star on KCMSD Debate Program
The Kansas City Star asks KCMSD to reach out to corporate and community partners for funding to re-establish its debate program if funds cannot be found in its budget for next fall. The number of district debate teams was reduced from 15 to three this year due to budget decisions.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/06/2931718/southwest-likely-to-become-magnet.html
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/05/2929279/cuts-by-kc-school-district-quiet.html
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KC Star: KC board, Covington diverge on plan for ‘portfolio’ district
The following article from Wednesday, May 31 and the editorial in the Thursday, June 2 newspaper illustrate the danger of the KCMSD’s Board recent actions regarding their relationship with Dr. Covington. They need to foster stability in the district by working collaboratively with the superintendent. This bears watching…which is the mission of Do The Right Thing for Kids.
KC board, Covington diverge on plan for ‘portfolio’ district
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/30/2915121/kc-superintendent-board-differ.html
The Star’s editorial | Board should let Covington run Kansas City’s schools
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/01/2920000/the-stars-editorial-board-should.html
George Will on the History of the Kansas City Missouri School District
A recent column by The Washington Post columnist George Will summarized the history of the Kansas City Missouri School District and the turnaround plan of Superintendent John Covington since 2009. In the second article, Dr. Covington clarifies the district’s relationship with the teacher’s union, “The district, teachers and unions all share responsibility for improving schools.”
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/29/2837343/a-district-paved-under-with-good.html
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/04/25/2826369/quote-in-newspaper-leads-to-day.html
The Star: Threat to Delano School riles parents
The Kansas City Missouri School District’s planned changes for its special education program which includes closing the Delano School could be voted by the school board as early as Wednesday, May 17. This article relates concerns of the parents, elements of the district’s plan, and statistics which show that Kansas City students with disabilities spend less time in a general classroom than special education students around the state.
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/13/2873381/threat-to-special-needs-school.html
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The Pitch reports on the Southwest Early College Campus
The Pitch reports on this school year at the Southwest Early College Campus from the viewpoints of some of the students, teachers and some members of the neighborhood.
http://www.pitch.com/2011–04-14/news/southwest-early-college-campus-right-sizing-covington/
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KC Star: KC district and charter school share a vision about international high school
Wednesday Feb 9, 2011 — By Joe Robertson
After a mostly contentious decade between charter schools and the Kansas City School District, at least one charter school — and possibly more — wants to be the district’s partner.
Read the full article on KansasCity.com.
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