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.

Wandering souls find Kansas City roots with help of Black History Project

This is the kind of experience Brandie Schmidt had in mind when she created the display of the KC Black History project and books for residents at Kansas City’s Linwood Gardens.

FOX4 TV features LINC chess teacher, hall of famer; sign up now for March tournament

Get ready for LINC’s next chess tournament March 11 by watching the FOX4 feature on LINC chess master and Missouri Hall of Famer Zeb Fortman II. See how to sign up.

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.

'So I can touch the stars': Watch the father-daughter dance at Hale Cook Elementary

Celebrate fathers and daughters at the King and I dance at LINC Caring Communities at Hale Cook Elementary.

Watch: LINC Super Bowl dance party at Whittier Elementary

LINC Caring Communities show we’re Super Bowl-ready.

To save lives: New suicide prevention guide aimed for schools, youth

A new resource guide is available to help the adults and youth in schools save lives — by talking about suicide, knowing the warnings of suicide, knowing where and how to seek comfort and hope. And knowing that help is always a three-digit phone call away — by simply dialing 9-8-8.

Medicaid eligibility checks coming; make sure your contact info is up to date

This spring, Missouri will resume verifying the eligibility of people who are receiving Medicaid, and the state wants to make sure everyone who is eligible gets renewed. Here’s what you need to do.

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.”

Worried about filing your income tax return? Free help is available

Tax season is here, and for many taxpayers free help is standing by. Anyone who earned less than $60,000 or who is 60 or older can get help from volunteer tax preparers. Both the preparation help and the cost of filing is free. Here’s how to get it.

New faces, new stories: KC Black History book returns with second edition

Raised in Kansas City’s east side, Alvin Sykes would find power in libraries to rise up as a human rights icon, redressing wrongs in the U.S. justice system, championing new investigations into the murders of Emmitt Till and Leon Jordan.

His story is one of eight new biographies that highlight the second edition of the national award-winning publication, Kansas City Black History. Learn more and order a copy by clicking here.

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.

KCPS revises recommendations for school closings

Kansas City Public Schools’ plan to close schools is taking a big step back. Only two schools — Longfellow and Troost elementaries — are slated for closing at this time, according to revised recommendations by the administration. Central High School among those schools taken off the closings list.

Walking the line: How LINC connected families to millions in rent, utility assistance

From the beginning, LINC’s effort to connect nearly 2,000 households to more than $2.8 million in U.S. rental and utility bill assistance funds was essentially a street mission.

Remembering 2022: Our year in photos

Take a look back. LINC celebrates a full year of Caring Communities, with great appreciation for so many partners and volunteers who all came together to help strengthen children, families and neighborhoods.

'Moving the legacy forward': NBA's Suns honor LINC's Calvin Wainright

The Caring Communities mission to carry on the life’s work of the late Calvin Wainright has gotten a boost from the NBA’s Phoenix Suns.

Operation Toys for Tots: LINC, U.S. Marine Corps spread holiday cheer

It’s not a simple operation, bagging up 200 toys for every LINC Caring Communities site. But the U.S. Marine Corps and LINC managed it again, packing the big red sacks of toys into an assortment of LINC staff’s pickups, vans, SUVs and one fully loaded U-Haul to cap off another Toys for Tots mission.

LINC, First book team up to send children home with three thousand new books

Three thousand and four, to be exact. LINC made sure children and their Caring Communities families had new books to take home for the holidays, continuing a collaboration with the non-profit First Book to help inspire a lifetime of reading.