Talks between Academie Lafayette, school district on pause

Académie Lafayette and the Kansas City School District say they have agreed to “step back” from negotiations about a potential partnership at the Southwest Early Learning Campus. Académie Lafayette Board President Chad Phillips ...

Midtown charter school breaks ground for expansion

Academie Lafayette, the Midtown charter school, broke ground today on a six-classroom 7,150 square foot addition that will serve 115 kindergarten through third grade students. The new wing of the school is part of an expansion/renovation project ...

Video shows off Academie Lafayette’s Cherry Street playground

http://vimeo.com/79512187 Judging from this video, kids are enjoying the new playground features at the Academie Lafayette Charter School in Hyde Park. The school serves kindergarten through second grade students, and the playground is also ...

Parents, has Longan School changed since 1940?

They just don’t make ponies like that anymore. Over at the KC Public Library’s website, there’s an online historical exhibit of kids in the Kansas City Public Schools. For example, here’s one photo of kindergartners at Longan School ...