Citizens of the World school chooses principal

Citizens of the World Charter School, set to open this fall, has chosen a former Kansas City, Kansas teacher as its new principal. Douglas Smith lived in Kansas City for 10 years and taught math at Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. ...

State commission impressed with Midtown charter school plans – but decision delayed

  (Left to right) Citizens of the World Community Outreach Director Andrea Arroyo and Executive Director Kristen Droege and local board members Joy Van-Hamilton, Jacob Littrell, Luke Norris, Kristin Ellis Johnson and Brett Hembree. A state ...

State commission to hear Midtown charter school proposal

File Photo. Parents at a Midtown Community School Initiative meeting in 2014. The group hoping to open two elementary charter schools in Midtown in August 2016 hopes to take a step forward next week. The Missouri Charter Public School Commission ...

Midtown getting new elementary charter schools

Parents listening to Citizens of the World describe their charter school model at a meeting last May. Thanks to a parent-led community effort, Midtown will be getting two new elementary schools as soon as 2016. The Midtown Community School Initiative ...