Review of Teaching Programs Remains Controversial
Lindsey Foat | KCPT News A study published in June labeled teacher education programs at colleges and universities across the country an “industry of mediocrity.” Only four out of the 1200 elementary and secondary teacher preparation programs included in the Teacher Prep Review received top ratings. Kate Walsh is one of the authors of the study…
Future of Human Health May Rest in the Paws of our Animal Brethren
The 2013 Animal Health Research Symposium on August 26, 2013 explored how veterinary and human health researchers may find new cures and treatments through collaboration.
Kansas City Public Schools Celebrates Progress on State Assessment
After the release of the 2013 Missouri Annual Performance Report on August 23, 2013, Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Green declared a new renaissance for the scholars and families in the district.
NewsHour gets to the core of Common Core
A straightforward explanation of the Common Core and the computerized testing that will accompany the new standards.
The Examination: How many pages is 'Obamacare'?
THE EXAMINATION – This column looks for answers to what should be simple questions. This week’s question: How many pages is ‘Obamacare’? A simple search yields a wealth of fascinating estimates. And, like most things, the answer is simple, yet complicated. The easy answer is the law, as passed in 2010, weighs in at 906 pages. You…
An Artist's Eye: Ocularist Bud Turntine
This is the tale of two eyes and the man who made them. Bud Turntine is a board-certified ocularist who creates prosthetic eyes for patients out of his nondescript office in Shawnee, Kan. When you think of prosthetic eyes, images of round, glass eyeballs may come to mind. Indeed, fake eyes used to be made…
Slowing the slump: summer literacy programs get kids reading
DuRonica Farmer will be entering sixth grade this fall. She began this summer reading at a third grade level. According to Turn the Page KC, a literacy initiative started by Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James, around 80 percent of Kansas City kids are behind when it comes to reading. For kids with few books…
1 Million Cups Live Stream: PhonyInvoices
Wednesday July 23, 2013 1 Million Cups will be live streamed. The entrepreneurial pitch program created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation meets for weekly coffee at 9 am. The caffeinated morning event engages Kansas City’s entrepreneurs to be supportive, mentor, learn, and connect the community. This week, 1 Million Cups is featuring only one…
1 Million Cups Featured Live Stream
http://new.livestream.com/kauffmanfoundation/1MC071013 Wednesday July 10, 2013, 1 Million Cups, the entrepreneurial pitch program created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation meets for weekly coffee at 9 am. The caffeinated morning event engages Kansas City’s entrepreneurs to be supportive, mentor, learn, and connect the community. This week, 1 Million Cups is featuring two start-ups with two conventional…
1 Week Kansas City
The Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City companies and non-profit organizations came together to host 1 Week KC to further grow the city’s electric entrepreneurship scene. 1 Week KC brought the community together to learn about entrepreneurship, promote the develop of small businesses and build business relationships with the community. 1 Week KC went…
Tech Startup Encourages Civic Engagement
Chances are you’ve updated your Facebook status in the last 24 hours, but when was the last time you “shared” anything or checked in with your local school district and fellow parents? Well, at the KC office of the midwestern startup MindMixer they’re putting their heads together with two local school districts in hopes of…
Startups: Made in KC May 9, 2013
Watch online: Fannect, KC Roundtable, and Title Boxing.
KCPT Education Conference Celebrates 10 Years of Free Professional Development for Area Teachers
Over one hundred educators from 15 local school districts gathered at the tenth KCPT Education Conference Tuesday.
Slideshow: KC High School Seniors Strut their STEM Stuff
250 local seniors displayed Engineering and biomedical projects that are the fruits of students’ participation in the KC STEM Alliance’s Project Lead the Way coursework.