As part of the Kansas City Summer of Reading, several large school events were held on Tuesday, May 21st at Garcia, Rogers and Foreign Language Academy in the Kansas City Public Schools.
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The first Fort Osage Child Safety Day was a community success about 400 people attending the event held at the Heisler/Burns Park in Buckner.
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Recent improvements in student behavior at Smith-Hale College Prep were recently highlighted in a story on local television.
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LINC took delivery of nearly 10,000 books as part of a literacy initiative that will put a new book in the hands of every student in the Kansas City Public Schools.
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Independence will celebrate community pride - honoring its past and its future - through a soon to be launched campaign Shout Out Independence: A Celebration of Our Community.
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With violent crimes on the rise in Kansas City, Missouri, this year, Jackson County decided to launch a "Don't Look... The Other Way. Step Up. Speak Up." drive to promote the use of the County-wide drug-crime hotline
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High School students from Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing arts volunteer at the LINC after-school program at Faxon Montessori in the Kansas City Public Schools.
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We would to thank the community for coming out to the Cinco De Mayo Celebration at McCoy Park in Independence. Over 500 people attended the free event.
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A partnership with Harvesters Mobile Food Pantry, local churches, and Cler-Mont LINC Caring Communities has fed thousands of community members in Independence.
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Nearly 170 students participated in the annual Year-End Chess Tournament on Sat., May 4, at Hickman Mills Jr. High School.
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On April 30, Marty Blank, President of the Institute for Educational Leadership and Director of the Coalition for Community Schools, spoke with a group of nearly 100 LINC staff members about the role of community leaders and cross-boundary leadership.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Organizers in south Kansas City hope to see 100 or more runners at the 4th Annual Restoration Run/Walk 5k at Marion Park on May 18th. Volunteers are also needed.
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Pathway Academy and Genesis Promise Academy won the Bronze Award from DESE for implementing school-wide behavioral support.
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LINC hosted five international visitors from Central Asia who are on an extensive U.S. study tour. The international group - selected as Rumsfeld Fellows - discussed civil society, community development and citizen engagement with LINC leaders Bert Berkley and Landon Rowland.
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Independence will hold a community Cinco de Mayo celebration on Sunday, May 5th from 1-4 pm at McCoy Park. Those who attend will be able to enjoy fun family activities, free food, and live entertainment.
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LINC Commissioner SuEllen Fried recently wrote an article on bullying published in The Journal of Applied Research on Children. The article is based on research and discussions Fried has had with over 50,000 students over 20 years.
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A virtual book drive in Kansas City aims to put a book in the hands of every Kansas City Public Schools student before the school year ends. Donate today!
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The LINC Commission meets Monday, April 15th at the Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo. from 4-6 pm. The public is invited.
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The impact of the recession continues to affect Missouri’s children according to a new report released by Partnership for Children, the University of Missouri’s Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) and Children’s Trust Fund.
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