You can help make it safer for kids to walk to school
Walk to School Day 2010 at Academic Lafayette. Photo from Creative Commons by MoBikeFed
The Kansas City Health Department is offering parents and neighbors the opportunity to join community leaders, school officials and law enforcement officers ...
Westport School redevelopment teams share their presentations
For those interested in more details about the possible reuse of Westport High and Middle Schools, the KCMO Schools Repurposing team has just added more details to its site. Three developers made presentations on Saturday, August 25. Their ...
Imagining a future with high-speed Internet in every Kansas City classroom
At the Google Fiberspace recently, local educators, students and others discussed the opportunities offered by ultra-high-speed Internet in the Kansas City Public Schools. They imagined a future with Google Fiber in each classroom and brainstormed ...
Details on Westport schools reuse: A private school and an urban gardening center
After hearing three proposals for the reuse of Westport High and Middle Schools, KCMO School Repurposing Director Shannon Jaax asked community members what feedback they had for the district about the concepts they had just heard.
While one ...
Google Fiber and the KCMO School District digital divide
Josh Lockhart told those at a meeting on Google Fiber in education about his experience as a digital have-not.
Josh Lockhart was among educators, students and concerned community members who gathered at the Google Fiberspace on Saturday to discuss ...
Details on Westport schools reuse: Market rate housing proposal
Steve Foutch presented his firm’s vision of a redeveloped Westport High School and Middle School to the community on Saturday. His proposal would create market-rate housing in both schools, with fitness centers and athletic fields open for ...
Westport school reuse proposals narrowed to two
Residents listened to proposals from three development teams with ideas for the redevelopment of Westport Middle School and/or Westport High School today. They rejected a proposal for a low-income senior housing project, but expressed interest ...
Google Fiber and the digital education divide discussion tomorrow
Those concerned about the impact of Google Fiber on the digital divide and education in Kansas City are invited to a conversation about the issue tomorrow. According to Kansas City school board chair Airick Leonard West, “KCPS scholars, parents, ...
Another chance to get involved in school repurposing at Westport High, Middle Schools
Citizens from Midtown have said that Westport Middle and High Schools are symbols of and gateways to the neighborhood, and that their reuse could serve as the engine to inspire reinvestment in the area.
Posted by Mary Jo Draper
The Kansas City ...
A mixed-use strategy for Westport high/middle schools emerges
A public hearing on the reuse of Westport high/middle schools is set for the morning of Aug. 25
Reposted from the Hyde Parker newsletter
The Kansas City Public Schools district plans to unveil at least two competing proposals to sell and redevelop ...
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