Season 1: The Way We Are
Building From Within
It took three years and two superintendents, but in 2013, a band of Kansas City Public Schools parents achieved the unthinkable: the reopening of an elementary school in a rapidly contracting district. The school was Hale Cook, which began with kindergarten and first grade in borrowed space at Hartman Elementary, at 81st and Oak streets.…
Read MoreWorking Toward a Solution
Summer internships and jobs might be a rite of passage. But often inner-city kids lose out to well-connected families that cash in favors to land their child a primo position at the bank headquarters. Hire KC Youth — an employment-training program that Mayor Sly James started to place urban teenagers in City Hall jobs —…
Read MoreDefining “Our” with Nicholas Dorn
At Take Note we like to say, “This is Our City. Our Schools. Our Future.” but, as we’ve been noting, the word “our” is used differently by different people. This week, we asked Nicholas Dorn, director of education with the KC Social Innovation Center, what “our” means to him. Too often, he says, we think of the…
Read MoreStudent Voices | The Perks of College in High School
Take Note partners with Johnson County Community College’s Promotional Writing class for stories of JCCC students who pursued college classes while in high school. The College Now program allows high school students to the ability to earn college credits through concurrent enrollment while completing high school courses. These stories explore the many factors students weigh. Why Would…
Read MoreDefining “Our” with Charles King
At Take Note, we like to say, “This is Our City, Our Schools, Our Future,” but the word “our” is used differently by different people. We asked Charles King, executive director of the Kansas City Teacher Residency Program what “our” means to him and why it’s important. Follow “Take Note: Our City. Our Schools. Our…
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