Last June, the Kansas City, Missouri, School District had to report a dismal 42 percent dropout rate to Missouri's Department of Education. This year, District officials plan to report a dropout rate of 10 to 12 percent -- a huge improvement for the 2008-2009 school year.That's the good news. The bad news is, these numbers might not have anything to do with more kids staying in school. Students who transfer to other districts aren't considered dropouts, and previously, the district could merely
According to a Newsweek "Web Exclusive," the magazine has ranked Lincoln College Preparatory Academy, in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District, 128th out of 1,500 public high schools in the nation. This is just the latest drop in a well-deserved shower of praise for Lincoln Prep. Six months ago U.S. News and World Report handed its Silver Medal ranking to the school for the second time in two years, according to Andre Riley, communications specialist for the district. Both rankings ar
