So when a new principal arrived at the imposing red brick campus in a tough, high-poverty neighborhood, this is how she greeted him: “Hi, I'm Patty Kamper, ...

Kansas City, Mo., schools are losing their accreditation on Jan. 1. Missouri law allows students from unaccredited districts to enroll for free in nearby ...

Kansas City schools rent homes to teachers starting at $400 a month to recruit more amid a national shortage. Christian Robles: Alexandria Millet found a way to ...

The state's attorney general claims teacher strikes are illegal, but that didn't stop the teachers. Picket signs read, “On Strike against Legislature,” ...

Mar 23, 2010 · The Kansas City, Mo., district is closing nearly half its campuses after 10 years of dwindling student population.

A second Kansas City charter school today announced it will close at the end of this school year. Don Bosco Charter High School is shuttering its doors for ...

Feb 16, 2010 · Superintendent John Covington has offered a painful but bold proposal to close about half the schools in the Kansas City School District.

Young Kansas City Chiefs Fan Sues Deadspin Over Racism Allegations ... Eugene Volokh: From the Complaint filed today in Armenta v. G/O Media Inc. (Del. Super. Ct.):.

Mar 3, 2010 · Why? First, property taxes account for so much of school spending, residential real estate prices are only now bottoming, commercial properties ...

Nov 3, 2010 · Push for math, science education stumbles amid beleaguered Kansas City districts' pressures. Joe Robertson. Five years ago, alarms sounded ...