Southwest Charter school's approval of moving into the Southwest High School building highlights differing opinions over the role of charter schools in the district.
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
Anthony Amato
Last night, the public got a chance to question the finalists for Kansas City School District superintendent. So it's as good a time as any to check in on KC's last superintendent, Anthony Amato.
After less than a year, Amato was pushed out, leaving a lot of arguing behind. Were his key programs just canned plays he always implemented? Was he a decisive leader willing to do what needed to be done to turn Kansas City's schools around or just an asshole who coul
Deanna Lieber was fatally shot on her way home to Lawrence Friday night.
Lieber, 45, was driving with her 13-year-old daughter and mother-in-law in a gold Dodge Durango on 71 Highway when she was apparently struck by random gunfire, police say.
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Lieber, her daughter and mother-in-law were driving home from a show at the Starlight Theater.Officers received a call of shots fired in the area of 59th and 71 Highway around 11:24 p.m. On the way to the scene, a second call rep
Roy Edroso's Rightbloggers: Exploring the right Wing Blogosphere appears courtesy of our sister paper in New York City, Village Voice.Several days ago, the White House announced that President Obama would address kids returning to school via the internet. As he told an 11-year-old in a press opportunity,
his September 8 speech would be about "the importance of education, the
importance of staying in school, how we want to improve our education
system, and why it's so important for the countr
