Join KCPS Superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell for a productive conversation on how we can move forward together as a community to ensure all our children have a real opportunity to achieve their dreams.
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The Fairmount Plaza Senior Apartments will celebrate its 15th anniversary with an event on Friday, June 23rd at the apartments located at 615 S. Huttig, Independence, Mo.
The fish and chip dinner will include residents in the project and also several city, local and other officials involved in construction of the $4.2 million project, which was one of the first major new investments in western Independence in the early 2000s.
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Kansas City has won a 2017 All-America City Award for its accomplishments in improving educational outcomes for low-income children.
The award was announced June 16th in Denver, Co. Kansas City was one of 15 communities selected.
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading selected Kansas City for its Turn the Page KC initiative led by Kansas City Mayor Sly James.
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The 2016-2017 EPFP Cohort concluded the program with presentations on education policy of issues such as student mobility and access to post-secondary education.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book detailing the latest national rankings of states across 16 key measures within four domains including economic well-being, education, health, and family and community.
The Missouri report is available at mokidscount.org
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KCUR's multi-part series "Musical Chairs" investigates a significant but under-the-radar aspect of education -- the frequency with which students change schools during the academic year, and the challenges that arise from all that moving around.
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Steve Corsi, current Director of the Wyoming Department of Family Services, has been selected as Missouri’s new Director of Social Services (DSS) by Gov. Eric Greitens.
Corsi has a doctoral degree in clinical psychology and worked in the private sector as CEO of High Country Behavioral Health and worked as a Clinical Director in many other roles. He is an officer in the Army National Guard and spent nearly a decade in active Air Force service.
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LINC has a long history of partnership with 21st Century Community Learning Centers at its Caring Communities Sites. LINC has 17 sites in three different school districts with nearly 2,400 students attending.
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Over 185 students participated in the LINC 2017 end-of-the-year chess tournament on Saturday, May 13, at Center High School.
There were 36 teams represented.
Individual and team results are available here.
This was the fourth chess tournament LINC held this school year.
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This summer LINC will offer fun, educational programs for students in several area school districts.
LINC will not be offering a program in Kansas City Public Schools, but several other options will be available in KCPS.
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The LINC Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 15th from 4-6 pm at the Kauffman Foundation.
The public is invited to attend.
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Students and families from KCPS south schools are invited to Field Day at the Southwest Campus on Saturday, May 13, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
The event features free fitness classes for kids and adults, as well as other activities provided by RBI Baseball, Brookside Soccer Club, YMCA, and many other organizations.
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LINC founder Bert Berkley will be honored at the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime's eighth annual Community Guardian Awards banquet on May 3, 2017. The Berkley family and Tension Envelope Corp., which is led by the Berkley family, will receive the Community Guardian Business Award, which honors "a company that values family and understand that giving back to our city is both a privilege and a responsibility."
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The Hickman Mills C-1 School District is honoring its outgoing Superintendent Dr. Dennis L. Carpenter. A farewell reception will be held on Thursday, May 25 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Concord Cultural Center, 11050 W Longview Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64134.
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Independence will honor children and the community's rich heritage with an International Day of the Child celebration on Saturday, May 6, 11 am to 4 pm, at Hill Park, 2201 S. Maywood. The community celebration is free and open to the public.
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Mid-Continent Public Library will hold its first annual symposium on Sat., May 6th focusing on the role music can play in early learning and literacy.
The free event will be held at the North Independence branch (317 W. 24 Highway, Independence, MO.) from 9 am to 12:30 pm. Download flyer.
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Over 120 community members participated, with nearly 25 volunteers from the site council, neighborhood and area churches helping to setup and clean up the event.
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Kansas City area students and adults have the opportunity to stay improve their chess skills and become a certified chess instructor this summer with LINC Chess. Registration is now open.
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The Independence School District will celebrate its 10th annual Project Shine volunteer event on Saturday, June 24, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This year, volunteers from Independence businesses, churches and civic organizations will clean, paint and beautify five ISD schools: Benton Elementary, Santa Fe Trail Elementary, Spring Branch Elementary, Sycamore Hills Elementary and Nowlin Middle School.
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Learn more and pre-register now for the next LINC Chess Tournament on April 8.
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