New UMKC provost has Kansas City ties
UMKC has a new provost.
Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, Ph.D., a Kansas City native, will begin duties as executive vice chancellor and provost in mid-September. She says she looks forward to both opportunities and challenges at the university.
“I’m ...
UMKC to update labs
UMKC has funding to renovate some of its biology and teaching labs, thanks to state legislation providing $160 million in bonds for university and college projects.
“We are extremely pleased that Governor Nixon has signed the capital improvement ...
School board maps process for hiring new superintendent
File photo. Kansas City Public School Superintendent R. Stephen Green (left) explains why he is leaving Kansas City for a job in Georgia.
With Superintendent Stephen Green on his way to a new job, the Kansas City School Board has made plans ...
Students place flags at neglected African American cemetery
Students from Academie Lafayette have clean up and placed flags at neglected African American Highland Cemetery.
By Joe Lambe
In what could be the start of a long-term relationship, charter school eighth graders used toothbrushes on Wednesday ...
“Once in a lifetime opportunity” led to superintendent’s decision
Kansas City Public School Superintendent R. Stephen Green (left) explains why he is leaving Kansas City for a job in Georgia.
Kansas City School District Superintendent Stephen Green explained yesterday why he has resigned from his position, ...
Media report Superintendent Green is leaving school district
The Kansas City School District has scheduled a press conference for 6:30 this evening to share “very important information about the future of KCPS.”
The Pitch is reporting that Superintendent Stephen Green is the sole finalist for a job ...
KC superintendent honored as superintendent of the year
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Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent R. Stephen Green has been named Missouri Superintendent of the Year by his peers. The Missouri Association of School Administrators honored Green last night with its Pearce Award.
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School board’s West meeting with President Obama today
Airick West
Kansas City school board member Airick West is meeting with President Obama today to discuss ways to improve urban schools.
The school district says West is part of a group of superintendents and leaders of the Council of the Great ...
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 ...
Parents ready to share school info with other parents
Parents across Midtown are once again focusing on picking a school for the upcoming year, and Show Me KC Schools is once again offering a chance to get advice from other parents.
At a Feb. 26 Parent-to-Parent Elementary School Fair, parents ...
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