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The Star on latest Board/Superintendent Rift

By DTRTFK On June 15, 2011 · Add Comment
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Warning of the potential for micromanagement, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City and the Kansas City branch of the NAACP urge the school board to change its recently approved policy and allow the superintendent to operate the entire portfolio of schools. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/11/2943731/rift-between-school-board-and.html
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The Star: School Board may vote on closing Delano

By DTRTFK On June 15, 2011 · Add Comment
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The Kansas City School Board may vote on closing Delano School at its June 22, 2011 meeting. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/09/2939662/delano-schools-future-in-doubt.html
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Marilyn Simmons resigns from School Board

By DTRTFK On June 15, 2011 · Add Comment
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Former Kansas City School Board president Marilyn Simmons resigns from the board after almost eleven years of service. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/08/2937196/marilyn-simmons-resigns-from-kc.html
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The Star on Southwest Early College Campus

By DTRTFK On June 15, 2011 · Add Comment
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The Kansas City Star reports that Southwest Early College Campus may return to a signature early college program format. Following with an editorial, The Star urges the Kansas City School Board and its partners at SWECC to make the change in the fall instead of after a year of transition. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/06/2931718/southwest-likely-to-become-magnet.html
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The Star on KCMSD Debate Program

By DTRTFK On June 15, 2011 · Add Comment
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The Kansas City Star asks KCMSD to reach out to corporate and community partners for funding to re-establish its debate program if funds cannot be found in its budget for next fall. The number of district debate teams was reduced from 15 to three this year due to budget decisions. http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/06/2931718/southwest-likely-to-become-magnet.html
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KC Star: KC board, Covington diverge on plan for ‘portfolio’ district

By DTRTFK On June 1, 2011 · Add Comment
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The following article from Wednesday, May 31 and the editorial in the Thursday, June 2 newspaper illustrate the danger of the KCMSD’s Board recent actions regarding their relationship with Dr. Covington. They need to foster stability in the district by working collaboratively with the superintendent. This bears watching…which is the mission of Do The Right [...]
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George Will on the History of the Kansas City Missouri School District

By DTRTFK On May 23, 2011 · Add Comment
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A recent column by The Washington Post columnist George Will summarized the history of the Kansas City Missouri School District and the turnaround plan of Superintendent John Covington since 2009. In the second article, Dr. Covington clarifies the district’s relationship with the teacher’s union, “The district, teachers and unions all share responsibility for improving schools.” [...]
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The Star: Threat to Delano School riles parents

By DTRTFK On May 23, 2011 · Add Comment
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The Kansas City Missouri School District’s planned changes for its special education program which includes closing the Delano School could be voted by the school board as early as Wednesday, May 17. This article relates concerns of the parents, elements of the district’s plan, and statistics which show that Kansas City students with disabilities spend [...]
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The Pitch reports on the Southwest Early College Campus

By DTRTFK On May 23, 2011 · Add Comment
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The Pitch reports on this school year at the Southwest Early College Campus from the viewpoints of some of the students, teachers and some members of the neighborhood. http://www.pitch.com/2011-04-14/news/southwest-early-college-campus-right-sizing-covington/
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KC Star: KC district and charter school share a vision about international high school

By DTRTFK On February 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
Wednesday Feb 9, 2011 – By Joe Robertson After a mostly contentious decade between charter schools and the Kansas City School District, at least one charter school — and possibly more — wants to be the district’s partner. Read the full article on KansasCity.com.
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