Local Investment Commission selects new leaders

Ken Powell and David Disney are the new co-chairs of the Local Investment Commission (LINC)—a major Kansas City, Missouri, non-profit serving children, families, and neighborhoods in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties.

Miles-Bartee is named Executive Vice President of the Local Investment Commission

Janet Miles-Bartee has been named Executive Vice President of the Local Investment Commission (LINC) – a major Kansas City, Missouri, non-profit serving children, families, and neighborhoods in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties.

This is a newly created position.

Kansas City education leaders urge COVID vaccinations

Their districts’ neighborhoods are hard-hit by Covid, but “here we have an opportunity to do something about it,” said KCPS Superintendent Mark Bedell as he was vaccinated. “I’m doing my part to keep everyone safe,” said Center Superintendent Yolanda Cargile.

'Your kids, Your families': Work against chronic absence in Hickman Mills means to get personal

The Hickman Mills School District and Attendance Works are taking aim on chronic absence, working with LINC and several community partners to develop personalized strategies that could help all communities ease the heavy impacts of missed time in class.