Green Works KC fuels graduation rates with environmental education

By | August 18, 2014 |
Green Works KC student Keylen Madge speaking into microphone while giving "Penguin Chat" at the KC Zoo.

As part of the national American Graduate initiative, KCPT is highlighting several community leaders and educators who are making significant, scalable changes to prepare students for success in K–12 and beyond.These stories of local education champions will air on KCPT in the weeks leading up to American Graduate Day on Sept. 27, a live, multi-platform…

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Meet a mayor that makes time to read with kids every week

By | August 11, 2014 |
Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Sly James stands and reads in front of group of students sitting on the floor.

Video by Lindsey Foat and John McGrath, story by Caitlin Cress | The Hale Center for Journalism As part of the national American Graduate initiative, KCPT is highlighting several community leaders and educators who are making significant, scalable changes to prepare students for success in K-12 and beyond.These stories of local education champions will air…

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Student poets slam dropout crisis through spoken word contest

By | July 18, 2014 |

Unique Hughley likes to compose poetry by the glow of his iPhone while he walks around at night through the urban core of Kansas City, Missouri, where he grew up. “I grew up in a bad place. I grew up right on Prospect and that’s like a horrible place where I come from,” Hughley said.…

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