'We have to talk about these things': LINC students confront race, identity in '30 Americans' exhibition

Students from Wendell Phillips Elementary School toured the Nelson-Atkins Museum’s provocative “30 Americans” exhibition of works by African American artists, taking on its challenging questions of “Race, History, Identity and Beauty.”

KCPS to Host Enrollment Fair for New Students

Kansas City Public Schools is hosting its 2019 Enrollment Fair for new students from Monday, July 15 through Thursday, July 18 at the Board of Education building, which is located at 2901 Troost Ave. in Kansas City, Mo.

Sly James to unveil autobiography, talk of his fight for children's literacy at Plaza Library

Kansas City Mayor Sly James, launching his new autobiography, A Passion for Purpose, will sit down with co-author Sean Wheelock at the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch July 25 to discuss his career and the life experiences that have shaped his values and views, including his fierce advocacy for children’s literacy and education.

Fort Osage team goes deep into schools to combat youth mental health crisis

A mental health crisis is shadowing the nation’s children and the Fort Osage School District is taking a step that many experts are saying needs to happen with urgency in communities throughout the country: Putting therapists inside their schools.

'For the sake of the children and our city,' Turn the Page looks ahead as Mayor James leaves office

Turn the Page KC’s Summer Reading Splash at the Sprint Center thrilled 2,000 children with new books, while outgoing Mayor Sly James took stock of the work still to be done as Kansas City chases its goal of every child reading at grade level by the third grade.

Can't pay the rent: Housing in Missouri, nationwide out of reach for low-income workers

Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing across the United States.

Over the past 30 years, the annual report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition has demonstrated that the cost of a modest rental home is out of reach for low-wage workers and other low-income renters.

KIDS COUNT report shows persistent poverty among Missouri's children

Nearly 30 years after the KIDS COUNT Data Book began exposing the plight of U.S. children, more than 252,000 Missouri children continue to live in poverty.

Missouri ranked 28th out of 50 states in measures of children’s economic well-being, education, health and their families and communities. Missouri slipped down from 26th in the 2018 data book.

'30 Americans' art exhibition explores questions of race, history, identity, beauty

A showcase of more than 80 artworks created over the past four decades by celebrated African American artists offers “a powerful combination of art and community discussion” according to Julian Zugazagoitia, director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Learn chess or learn to teach it. LINC's free summer programs open to all

Chess Camp is geared toward children who have already participated in at least one of LINC’s chess tournaments and who want to advance their game. Chess University would be ideal for parents who want to be able to teach the game to their children and for school staffers who want to be able to help tutor children learning chess in after-school and summer school programs.

For families in need of a summer food site: Just text

No Kid Hungry is helping families in need of summer food help quickly find their nearest providers with a texting service.

KC School Suspension Summit: 'Oppression shows up when you don't know it's happening'

The 2019 School Suspension Summit in Kansas City challenged notions of power, race and identity to take on inequitable disparities in area school suspension data.

Ruskin neighborhoods know: Saying 'goodbye' to schools will be hard

The Ruskin Heights and Ruskin Hills neighborhoods are losing two elementary schools. The Hickman Mills School District is holding ceremonial open houses Saturday, June 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. because people want to come and remember.

LINC readers eager to dive in at 'Summer Reading Splash' at Sprint Center

Children from LINC programs will join some 2,000 children at the Sprint Center June 19 for the Summer Reading Splash extravaganza. Turn the Page KC and several partners put on the program to help keep children reading through the summer.

Get ready for Election Day, June 18, with Vote411.org

The next election day in Kansas City is on Tuesday, June 18. With the Vote411.org guide you can see the races on your ballot, compare candidates' positions side-by-side, and print out a "ballot" indicating your preferences as a reminder and take it with you to the polls on Election Day.

LINC ready to grow as Hickman Mills, Center prepare families for changing schools

LINC is working with Hickman Mills staff to help ease the families’ transitions as the district closes Johnson and Symington elementary schools and the freshman center this summer. LINC is also opening a new Caring Communities site at Indian Creek Elementary School in the Center School District for the 2019-2020 school year.

State offering relief to food stamp recipients who lost food in tornadoes, floods

Missourians who lost food purchased with their Food Stamp benefits due to a recent tornado or flood have until June 24 to report their loss to the Family Support Division and receive replacement benefits.

Songs of their lives; KC East High School refugees, migrants tell their stories in music

East High School teacher Diane Mora challenged her students — many of them refugees or migrants — to find the emotions of their lives in the songs they love — and then write about it.

Giving Grove's mission to children, communities expanding in LINC school sites

More Giving Groves are coming to LINC sites, giving more children the chance to help grow and nurture fruit-bearing trees for their schools and their communities.

'Game changing' bill passed to help more Missourians clear criminal records

A Kansas City campaign to help hundreds of people clear their names of old criminal records got a “game changing” boost from Missouri lawmakers this week. The bill needs to be signed by Gov. Mike Parson to become law.

A justice warrior passes his torch; LINC's Roosevelt Dickerson challenges the next generation

By joining LINC in 2011, Dickerson had found a challenging next step for a life of service after three decades serving his country in the Air Force. “You understand the message,” he said to the gathered LINC staff and supporters in the audience, “because you fight it daily, striking at the very heart of what we call injustice.”