Tag Archives: Kansas City

KCMSD in the News (June)

By DTRTFK | July 1st, 2011

Free back­packs and sup­plies will be given to all Kansas City School District ele­men­tary school stu­dents on the first day of school pro­vided by Heart to Heart International, the dis­trict and other spon­sors. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/21/2966376/kc-elementary-students-to-receive.html   ACE, the African-centered con­tract school, is rene­go­ti­at­ing its con­tract with the Kansas City School District. http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/education/ace-school-battle-for-more-money-from-district http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/21/2966375/kc-district-african-centered-program.html   The school […]

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The Star on latest Board/Superintendent Rift

By DTRTFK | June 15th, 2011
DoTheRightThingForKids.org

Warning of the poten­tial for micro­man­age­ment, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Kansas City branch of the NAACP urge the school board to change its recently approved pol­icy and allow the super­in­ten­dent to oper­ate the entire port­fo­lio of schools. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/11/2943731/rift-between-school-board-and.html

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The Star: School Board may vote on closing Delano

By DTRTFK | June 15th, 2011
DoTheRightThingForKids.org

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 on Southwest Early College Campus

By DTRTFK | June 15th, 2011
DoTheRightThingForKids.org

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

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Book Review: Cheating Our Kids — How Politics and Greed Ruin Education

By lindsay | October 20th, 2009

No one can accuse Joe Williams of cen­sur­ing a par­tic­u­lar per­son or group of peo­ple for the per­ceived decline in pub­lic edu­ca­tion over the last sev­eral decades.  In Cheating Our Kids:  How Politics and Greed Ruin Education (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), Mr. Williams asserts that there is plenty of blame to go around—from teach­ers’ unions to […]

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More Class Time = Smarter Kids

By DTRTFK | October 7th, 2009

Some char­ter schools in the Kansas City area have fig­ured out an equa­tion for higher aca­d­e­mic achieve­ment. Longer school days and a longer school year can, in fact, boost aca­d­e­mic achieve­ment. Can Kansas City afford not to fol­low their lead? Click on the link above to learn more.

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KCMSD Facts You Should Know

By lindsay | September 13th, 2009

• The KCMSD spent $15,142 per stu­dent in 2008 while the state aver­age is only $9,338 per stu­dent. (1) • The KCMSD has an annual bud­get of more than $280 mil­lion for only 16,800 stu­dents in 2009. (2) • The aver­age ACT score from stu­dents in the KCMSD is 16.8. (The min­i­mum score required to get into […]

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