The North Kansas City and Grandview school districts - two LINC partner school districts - have selected new school superintendents who will start this summer.
Dr. Dan Clemens is the new North Kansas School District superintendent and Kenny Rodrequez is the new Grandview school superintendent. Both were internal candidates.
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The Kansas City Teacher Residency (KCTR) program, supported by the Kauffman Foundation, is actively recruiting and supporting individuals to become teachers in urban schools and directly address a shortage of teachers.
Urban teacher residency programs adapt the medical residency model to teacher preparation. This is a one-year program for college graduates and professionals who want to become exceptional teachers and help Kansas City kids achieve strong academic outcomes.
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Third through fifth grade students from Crispus Attucks Elementary in the Kansas City Public Schools learned about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 in a special workshop presented by The Coterie.
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Community groups are planning to kick off the 2016 tax season with a community event on Saturday, Jan. 30, 10 am to 4 pm, at Union Station.
Those attending will have an opportunity to have their taxes completed for free (incomes of $53,000 or below).
The event is sponsored by United Way of Greater Kansas City and Next Step KC.
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Fifty snowmen have been placed in the community around Wheatley Elementary School in Kansas City Public Schools. "Kindness is COOL" reads the sticker placed on the snowmen to encourage positivityand awareness in the community.
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Kansas City area residents are invited to The Crime Caucus: A Citizen Summit on Crime to explore and discuss issues regarding the increase in crime and how to make neighborhoods safer. Atteendees will also be the first to view extended scenes from the latest K.C.P.T. documentary: Our Divided City.
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The City of Kansas City has appointed 250,000 dollars to create sidewalks around Maplewood Elementary on 52nd Street and Freemont Ave. in the North Kansas City School District. Sidewalks would allow a safer route to and from school for students.
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Newly appointed Jackson County Executive and Royals Hall of Fame member Frank White will deliver the keynote address at the annual City of Independence Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration on Monday, January 18.
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Landon Rowland, who led LINC for 21 years, died Monday, Dec. 28, at his home.
Memorial services are planned for 3 pm Friday, Jan. 8, at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th St. Kansas City, MO 64105. A 4 pm reception at the Cathedral will follow.
Rowland was on the initial LINC Commission established in November 1992 and succeeded Bert Berkley (LINC's Founder) as chair in December 1995.
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We are happy to share this year's LINC in Photos — a visual representation of LINC's impact and presence in the community. LINC in Photos 2015 is dedicated to LINC Chairman Emeritus Landon Rowland, who passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2015.
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Families and residents around Kansas City came together to celebrate the holidays and to support their community.
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A $433 million judgment against HCA has been ordered in a lawsuit brought by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City over commitments made when the for-profit hospital system purchased Health Midwest in 2003.
The complex litigation was filed by the Health Care Foundation (HCF) in 2009 claiming that HCA failed to make agreed upon investments to improve existing Health Midwest hospitals at the time of the sale and also failed to meet commitments regarding charity care.
LINC had a deep involvement in the initial 2002 sale of Health Midwest including sale provisions that were basis for the later lawsuit. More background on the recent court ruling and LINC's involvement are shared inside.
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Over two hundred students participated in a total of five competitive rounds of chess play today, Saturday December 5 at Fire Prairie Upper Elementary in Fort Osage School District. The next tournament will be March 5 at Bingham Middle School in the Independence School District.
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LINC will host a public hearing on Missouri's Child Care and Development Fund plan on Tues., Dec. 8, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 3100 Broadway, Room 130, Kansas City, Mo.
A representative from the Missouri Dept. of Social Services Children's Division will present the state's plan and answer questions.
State officials have prepared a short summary of major changes in the state's plan.
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Local residents to Woodland Early Learning Center worked together to plant an orchard on the school grounds Saturday, November 7. The orchard is meant to benefit the school as well as the surrounding community.
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Over 250 students are getting a much clearer view of the world around them, thanks to One Sight, a worldwide organization providing access to quality vision care.
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Van Horn High School students visited their school library during Teen Read Week where each student received a new book. The books were provided through a local First Book distribution.
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The Hickman Mills School District publicly discussed its just-released standardized test scores at an Oct. 23 press conference at the district office. The scores showed areas of lower performance compared to the prior year.
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Schools across the Greater Kansas City, Missouri area are showing their after school program appreciation during Lights On Afterschool. Community organizers, students, parents, and teachers came together at their school to celebrate their school with talent shows, family fun nights, and community festivals.
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Martin City K-8 LINC Caring Communities held the first Lights On Afterschool program of the year with the annual Pizza and Pumpkins event Thursday, October 15. Over 200 people attended the after school party at the school to enjoy creating pumpkins to take home, eating pizza, and learning more about the activities children participate in after school.
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