Season 1: The Way We Are
Week In Review: School Choice in Missouri
Across Missouri, there’s swirling speculation that Gov. Eric Greitens and the State Board of Education plan to oust education commissioner Margie Vandeven and make a bigger push for the expansion of charter schools. Watch KCPT Week in Review host Nick Haines, Mara Rose Williams, Sam Zeff, Scott Parks and Dave Helling discuss the issues during…
Read MoreHow Kansas City Schools Are Using a Restorative Justice Approach to Discipline
Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell is approaching discipline reform with a three-part plan focused on restorative justice, meditation and mentorship. As Take Note begins its examination of the plan, we explore the components of restorative justice and its potential applications for any school, large or small. Follow “Take Note: Our City. Our Schools.…
Read MoreToo Much of a Good Thing?
Choice can be a double-edged sword when complexity is the opposite side of opportunity. Indeed, some education advocates in Kansas City argue that it’s hard for some families to navigate a school landscape that offers more than 30 elementary options and many other avenues for serving students. SchoolSmartKC and Show Me KC Schools are two…
Read MoreCreating Change from Tragedy
Nicole Hockley’s son, Dylan, was one of 20 first graders killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. After the tragedy, she and other Sandy Hook parents founded Sandy Hook Promise to lobby for background checks. That was part of what she spoke about on Monday at the annual Heartland Coalition Against Gun Violence forum, which…
Read MoreLearning from Sandy Hook
Part of Nicole Hockley is frozen in a world before Dec. 14, 2012, when her 6-year-old son Dylan would pretend he was a butterfly. “He’s my beautiful baby boy with captivating eyes and infectious giggle and warm deep cuddles. He loved looking at the moon every night. He loved to eat garlic bread, and he…
Read More