Education and Literacy;Employment and Labor
Examines successful state strategies in instituting a community college-centered career pathway framework, a series of education and training programs and support services focused on specific occupational sectors. Explores challenges and lessons learned.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Wisconsin;North America / United States (Southern) / Kentucky;North America / United States (Northwestern) / Oregon;North America / United States (Southern) / Arkansas;North America / United States (Northwestern) / Washington
Analyzes enrollment, capacity, location, and performance data for KCMSD and charter schools and examines the effects of closures, restructuring, and teacher layoffs on students. Recommends strategic coordination to meet student needs and state standards.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Kansas-Wyandotte County-Kansas City, North America-United States (Midwestern)-Missouri
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Assesses whether the state's reforms can close the achievement gap among racial and socioeconomic groups. Proposes additional steps such as school health programs, extended learning programs, targeted small classes, and more parental engagement.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southern) / Arkansas
Children and Youth;Education and Literacy;Health
Summarizes findings on the impact of a comprehensive school-based intervention to prevent childhood obesity. Examines changes in school nutrition policy and in parents' and students' behaviors and awareness. Compares responses by students' weight status.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Southern) / Arkansas
Analyzes findings from a study of teacher induction policy in the Kansas City metropolitan area and illustrates the effects of these policies on district practices governing mentoring, professional development, and new teacher support programs.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Kansas / Wyandotte County / Kansas City;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Missouri
Analyzes findings from a study of teacher induction policy in the Kansas City metropolitan area and illustrates the effects of these policies on district practices governing mentoring, professional development, and new teacher support programs.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Kansas / Wyandotte County / Kansas City;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Missouri
Analyzes findings from a study of teacher induction policy in the Kansas City metropolitan area and illustrates the effects of these policies on district practices governing mentoring, professional development, and new teacher support programs.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Kansas / Wyandotte County / Kansas City;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Missouri
Education and Literacy;Parenting and Families
Are parents an untapped resource in improving and reimagining K -- 12 education in Kansas City? What do they think would enhance student learning and what are they willing to do to help their children get the education they deserve? These are among the questions explored in an in-depth survey of 1,566 parents with children now in public school in the Kansas City metropolitan area. This study finds the majority of parents in the Kansas City area ready, willing and able to be more engaged in their children's education at some level. For communities to reap the most benefit from additional parental involvement, it is important to understand that different parents can be involved and seek to be involved in different ways.
The results of this research, detailed in the following pages, show that nearly a third of the region's parents may be ready to take on a greater role in shaping how local schools operate and advocating for reform in K -- 12 education. These parents say they would be very comfortable serving on committees focused on teacher selection and the use of school resources. Their sense of "parental engagement" extends beyond such traditional activities as attending PTA meetings, coaching sports, volunteering for bake sales, chaperoning school trips and seeing that their children are prepared for school each day. Yet, despite their broad interest in a deeper, more substantive involvement in shaping the region's school systems, relatively few of these "potential transformers" have actually participated in policy-oriented activities in the past year.
Moreover, this survey finds that even though the majority of parents seem less inclined to jump into school policy debates, many say they could do more to support local schools in the more traditional school parent roles.
December 1969
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Missouri-Platte County;North America-United States (Midwestern)-Missouri-Jackson County-Kansas City;North America-United States (Midwestern)-Missouri-Clay County;North America-United States (Midwestern)-Missouri-Cass County;North America-United States (Midwestern)-Kansas-Wyandotte County-Kansas City