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141. New Charter School Plans Total Turnaround for Students New Charter School Plans Total Turnaround for Students June 29-July 5, 2007 The KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Endeavour Academy opened in July 2007. It targets low-income students with academic difficulties and features an extended school day, week, and year. The school is...
142. New Ways of Learning New Ways of Learning October 5, 2010 Five Kansas City district schools are “pioneering a revolutionary standards-based system,” that puts children in classes not based on age-level but on what they have learned. “Leveled” classes...
143. Obituary for Elizabeth B. Daigle Obituary for Elizabeth B. Daigle November 3, 2004 Daigle was a kindergarten teacher at Wendell Phillips, D.A. Holmes Elementary, and other schools in the area, as well as being an early pioneer in the Head Start Program.
144. Pacesetters: Caring in the Classroom Pacesetters: Caring in the Classroom November//1974 Article about the Kansas City School District reading program called Operation Read, designed by Dr. Marian Alice Simmons, or Marian Simmons, to bring more humanization to counter the growing mechanization...
145. Pioneers of Modern Physical Training Pioneers of Modern Physical Training //1915 Photo and bio of Carl Betz (1854-1898), a teacher from Germany of physical education in Kansas City public schools, starting in the 1880s, "[a]mong the very first to take such a step [into public schools]."...
146. Plan to Improve Schools Unveiled Plan to Improve Schools Unveiled March 21, 2010 On Saturday, Kansas City school officials released their plan to improve the area schools. Among the proposed steps, "the five year initiative calls for longer days and measuring progress by skills, not...
147. Policies: The School District, Kansas City, Missouri Policies: The School District, Kansas City, Missouri //1976-1980 Directory of the school district's policies and regulations.
148. Posh Private Preschools Posh Private Preschools August//1997 Review of Kansas City's private preschools and related issues such as exclusivity, high tuition, quality of education, and pressures on young children.
149. Preparing Kids for College and Life Preparing Kids for College and Life October 23, 2011 Short interview with Hannah Lofthus, principal of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School. Lofthus discusses the charter school's expansion, funding, enrollment, and other topics.
150. Private School: It's Not Just for the Wealthy Anymore Private School: It's Not Just for the Wealthy Anymore October 1981 Comprehensive review of private schools (mainly high schools) in the area other than colleges and universities.
151. Programs and Solutions: The Billionaire and the School System Programs and Solutions: The Billionaire and the School System August//1989 Photos and article about the free college tuition programs (Project Star and Project Choice) of local billionaire Ewing Kauffman (owner of Marion Laboratories and the Kansas City Royals) for students at...
152. Progress is the Target Progress is the Target December 11, 2005 Yearly report card on the schools. It includes Kansas public schools and Missouri public schools scores.
153. Q & A with Leon Brady and Carroll Lewis Q & A with Leon Brady and Carroll Lewis October/November 2002 Article featuring interviews with Leon Brady and Carroll Lewis, music teachers who pioneered jazz education in the Kansas City area at Sumner, Raytown and Raytown South High Schools, respectively.
154. R.T. Coles School Classroom R.T. Coles School Classroom 1944-45 Interior view identified on photograph as "Shoe Repair, R.T. Coles, K.C. Mo., 1944-45, James E. Roberts Jr". Students are not identified.
155. R.T. Coles Vocational School R.T. Coles Vocational School 1944-45 Interior view of classroom identified on photograph as: "Shoe Repair, R.T. Coles, 1944-45, K.C. Mo, J.E.R." Students and teacher are not identified.
156. Raising Whiz Kids: 10 Top Private Schools Raising Whiz Kids: 10 Top Private Schools August 1, 2006 Overview of area private schools "that have achieved impressive state and national honors:" Barstow School; Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy; Notre Dame de Sion; Oakhill Day School; Pembroke Hill School; Rockhurst...
157. Recreation for Public School Teachers Recreation for Public School Teachers December//1939 Article about recreational activities for public school teachers at the Kansas City Public Schools and the Kansas City Teachers College, written by Les Warren, "Director of Recreation and Community Use...
158. Researchers' Curiosity Unveils Well-Kept Secret Researchers' Curiosity Unveils Well-Kept Secret March 30-April 5, 2007 Article discussing the research of Frank Manheim and Professor Eckhard Hellmuth showing that Kansas City students in predominately African American high schools, including Lincoln and Sumner, consistently...
159. Richer, Fuller Lives Richer, Fuller Lives October//1956 Experiences of young students attending a school for the physically handicapped.
160. Sallie Threlkeld, Pioneer Teacher Sallie Threlkeld, Pioneer Teacher Summer 2008 Sallie Threlkeld was the first woman teacher hired by the Kansas City schools, first teaching at Lathrop School for nine years. She moved to Humboldt School and taught another nine years before becoming...