Wide Racial Gap Exists Between Teachers and Students in Jackson County Schools

By | December 11, 2017 |
curiousKC a teacher and his student at Center high school

By Lauren Langdon, Humera Lodhi and Tess Vrbil Janely Griffith Gonzalez realized the disconnect when she chaperoned field trips at Meadow Lane Elementary School in Lee’s Summit. Her 8-year-old daughter was in a class of mostly minority students, but the school had very few minority teachers. On one trip, a student started yelling on the…

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From demise to rise

By | September 30, 2014 |
Photo of KCPS Superintendent Dr. Steve Green.

For the first time in Dr. Steve Green’s tenure as the superintendent of the Kansas City Public Schools, his State of the Schools address was not about what he called the “shackles of un-accreditation.” During the address at Paseo Fine and Performing Arts Academy today, Green celebrated the district’s Aug. 6, 2014 attainment of provisional…

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Early learning leader for US Department of Education to speak in KC

By | August 22, 2014 |
Photo of Dr. Libby Doggett

Dr. Libby Doggett’s understanding of the importance of early childhood education began while volunteering in a Head Start classroom as an undergraduate at the University of Texas. As the U.S. Department of Education’s lead person on early learning, Doggett spends a lot of her time working to help business and policy leaders at every level…

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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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