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Kansas City Public Schools calls for volunteers to mentor students
KCPS mentorship data shows with a mentor, at-risk youth are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school, 55% ...
Highway crash in Kansas kills 8, including students, former coach and school employee from Oklahoma
High school student Donald "DJ" Laster died in the crash, along with former coach and teacher Wayne Walls and school employee ...
Deadline for Missouri budget approaches as lawmakers still can’t agree on public education funding
Missouri lawmakers are on the clock to balance the state budget, but the two chambers cannot agree on public education ...
Teen basketball players were among those who died in a Kansas highway crash that killed 8
Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area were among eight people killed in a ...
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Kansas City Reads Event Focuses on Efforts to Close Literacy Gap
Kansas City leaders address low third-grade reading proficiency, emphasizing literacy's role in workforce, economy, and health. Lead to Read KC leads efforts.
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Kansas City Public Schools calls for volunteers to mentor students
WELL, IF YOU HAVE A HEART FOR CHILDREN, HERE’S YOUR CHANCE. THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOOKING FOR MENTORS TONIGHT, AND IT’S ALL A PART OF A CITYWIDE EFFORT TO CUT CRIME.