Kansas City Schools

Dinner At School: More Public Schools Dish Up 3 Meals A Day

AP | By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | Posted 02.18.2012

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and reading and more about where...

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Kansas City Schools Slammed With Lawsuit Over Transfers

Posted 02.27.2012

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Five suburban school districts have filed suit to stop student transfers from Kansas City Public Schools to their districts until various issues like ...

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Recovery Schools Chief Defends Record In Kansas City

The Detroit News | Jennifer Chambers | Posted 11.22.2011

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The new leader of a Michigan recovery system for failing schools defended his record in Kansas City on Wednesday, a day after the district he used to ...

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Schools Lose Accreditation After Years Of Failing To Meet Standards

AP | By CHRIS BLANK | Posted 11.21.2011

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri education officials revoked the accreditation of the Kansas City School District on Tuesday after it failed for severa...

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Can John Covington Save Detroit's Schools?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.01.2011

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When appointing John Covington chancellor of Michigan's Education Achievement System, a plan to transform low-performing schools that will pilot in De...

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Kansas City Schools Chief's Departure Involves A Swirl Of Ethical Allegations, Profanity [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.25.2011

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The abrupt departure of John Covington from his post as superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri's schools reveals how interpersonal disputes between s...

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Should Students Be Separated By Gender For Lunch?

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy Kansas City, Mo. -- Middle school lunch periods can be a free-for-all of teasing, rough-housing and flirting among boys...

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Kansas City School Board Closes Almost Half Of City's Schools In Face Of Bankruptcy

AP | MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the...

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