Reunited! The whole family is back for LINC's KCPS programs (and it feels so good)

Startled squeals turned into laughter. Children looked delightedly into the faces of all their friends in a spontaneous glow. Everyone together. Finally. No more classroom splits by A days and B days.

KCPS to legislature: Pay teachers, help the underserved, be equitable

Kansas City Public Schools is determined to do its part to “re-imagine and rebuild” a district ready to emerge from Covid, its leaders said. But Jefferson City needs to help. “We have political road bumps we are going to have to get over.”

Calling all KC hands to rescue education system 'on verge of collapse'

The “frightening” expanse of unenrolled or disengaged children across the Kansas City area can be rounded into large numbers — or bared one-by-one. An enrollment and drop-out task force is issuing a call to educators, business leaders, policy makers and anyone else who wants to join in the work.

How many $ millions does KCPS lose in tax abatements? District wants you to know

The short answer? $80 million in potential tax revenue to the Kansas City Public Schools and more than 20 public charter schools has been diverted by tax abatement incentives to developers the past three years.

Remembering Tearo 'Missie' Condit: Her Hero Project gave children everlasting voice

Tearo “Missie” Condit’s Hero Project with Bob Walkenhorst was extraordinary in education. “It lifted kids up. Their chests pump up like they met a superhero. It makes them feel like . . . ‘I have a voice. I can do something!’”

Spreading the word: Free meals available for families with children

The first week without Kansas City Public Schools meal service has some providers worried that parents and guardians are not getting the message of where they can go.

SchoolSmartKC announces $2 million relief fund to support schools in KCPS boundary

In recognition of the unprecedented impact that the COVID-19 virus has had on area schools, communities, and other affiliated organizations, SchoolSmartKC has created a $2 million relief fund.

'No hunger,' say school teams as volunteers help deliver lunches to families

Fleets of school buses in Kansas City began retracing neighborhood routes this week, not to pick children up for classes, but to deliver them meals.

More school meal programs launched; buildings closed at least until April 24

As Kansas City and other jurisdictions invoked shelter-in-place orders for at least a month, plans by most districts to begin food distribution today, March 23, focused on the longer-horizon they had been anticipating.

School Districts, pantries step up food distribution; opportunities to help

Most area districts have had this week as Spring Break to prepare for food distribution to families during the closed-school days ahead.