U.S. Education Secretary Cardona: 'This is community coming together for children'

When it comes to throwing a party for education, Kansas City has all the goods, says U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “This is a prime example of a community coming together to serve children,” he said about his “Raise the Bar” education bus tour stop in Kansas CIty.

Hickman Mills launches year-round school; LINC steps up

Hickman Mills is experimenting with a year-round school concept, trying it at Ingels to see if it can realize some of the academic and social-emotional gains that a stretched-out school year promises. LINC will be there. See what parents and kids think.

Remake Learning Days Kansas City brings citywide fun, adventure May 1-15

Kansas City is a community of learning and Remake Learning Days is celebrating with family and children events throughout the area May 1 to 15.

Genesis School petitions court to keep doors open

Genesis School’s fight to stay open is heading to court. The Kansas City public charter school filed a petition this week in Cole County Circuit Court after the Missouri state school board on Monday, without addressing admitted flaws in the process, upheld the state’s charter school commission’s decision earlier this year to revoke the school’s charter.

LINC children find power and peace in yoga

Dreamy music rises in a classroom lit by slanting afternoon light. Children lie face-up on mats, limbs splayed. “The peace . . .” says their instructor, seated at the center, in a solemn chant. “The peace,” respond the children, their voices soft in echo. “Begins. . .” she says. “Begins,” they answer, like a heartbeat. “With.” “Me.”

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Latest testing data show K-12 student performance dropped dramatically across Missouri

Before the pandemic, Missouri had only three provisionally accredited and three unaccredited districts. Now, more than 100 scored low enough to be classified as provisionally accredited, though their status will remain unchanged this year.

Collier named sole finalist in search for next KCPS superintendent

After a unanimous selection, Jennifer Collier is now in negotiations with the school board to finalize her pending promotion from interim to permanent leader of Kansas City Public Schools.

Genesis School charter revoked; expects to appeal to state school board

By a 6-to-1 decision, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission voted to revoke Genesis School’s charter Feb. 15 — a decision that Genesis expects it will appeal to the state school board.

NKC Schools' superintendent succession plan set

Come the end of the 2023-2024 school year, North Kansas City Schools Superintendent Dan Clemens will retire, capping off what will then be eight years of leading the district. And now the school board has announced his successor: Current Assistant Superintendent - Organizational Development Rochel Daniels.

Genesis supporters crowd public hearing in defense of community school

For the life of a community school, nothing could be more dire than what brought a tense and overflowing crowd into an east Kansas City meeting room Monday night. Genesis School, attorney Chuck Hatfield said, is staring down a “death penalty.”

Public hearing to weigh future of Genesis School

A state commission’s plan to close Genesis School over issues of performance will be tested in a public hearing Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bluford branch of the Kansas City Public Library, 3050 Prospect Ave. Members of the Genesis School community will be given a chance to speak at the special hearing before the Missouri Charter Public School Commission.

National report finds Missouri student test scores dropped during pandemic

A new report released this week documents the impact of COVID-19 on student performance in Missouri, with test scores for math and reading dropping from pre-pandemic levels.

Time to rise: State analysis shows how far performance fell during pandemic

It’s as severe as the education community feared. The effects of the pandemic on lost learning place a community-wide burden on everyone — including LINC’s Caring Communities — to help children recover.

Critical summer: Here's how everyone can help children 'learn, grow and play'

The summer of 2022 has arrived with refreshing joy and possibilities — but also with a heavy air of fear. The hot season has long brought out the best and the worst of the fellowship that brings neighborhoods together and the violence and neglect that endangers children and families. Here’s what KC is doing about it and how you can help.

Building better childcare: LINC's training helps kid programs soar

“It really gave us a new enlightenment of how to teach,” Young Professor’s co-owner Paula Smith said of LINC’s training and consultation program for Missouri’s Infant Toddler Specialist Network.

Remake Learning Days offers family fun across KC

Here they come again. Remake Learning Days-Kansas City are back with opportunities for families to create, invent and experience hands-on learning at a host of programs sites and schools May 6-16.

National Campaign for Grade Level Reading honors the 'indefatigable" Bert Berkley

As Kansas City is being recognized for its citywide crusade for reading, the national director of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading took a moment recently to honor one of the movement’s “fiercest and most relentless champions” — LINC Founder and former Chairman, Bert Berkley.

Former LINC staffer, pastor elected as first Black Independence School Board member

A former LINC part-time staffer made history election night. The Rev. Anthony Mondaine won a seat on the Independence School Board April 5 and will serve as the district’s first Black representative.

'Beating the Odds' study shines light on KCPS, Hickman Mills schools making academic gains

A PRiME Center study from Saint Louis University raises up high-poverty schools in Missouri that are among the best in showing growth in state test performance.

'Absolutely Awesome!' Center opens new Indian Creek Elementary to rave reviews

Once the red ribbon was cut and the first tours were under way, students Jaiden and Janae Taylor joined the wide-eyed procession inside Center School District’s new Indian Creek Elementary School Thursday as some of the most precious guests. See what they like the most.