If These Walls Could Talk

Ed 101

Summer Meal Programs Work, But ...

Key Is Addressing Underlying Causes Of Hunger

The quest to address childhood hunger in the Kansas City region unites concerned citizens of all types around one of the...

Mental Health

We Struggle, Too

Blue Valley School District Addresses Mental Wellness

There's a perception that the grass is greener in the Blue Valley School District. That may be. After all, the acade...

In The Community

Preparing for College | Common Grounds

The "Take Note" Team convenes 2017 high school graduates from around the metro to discuss their opinions on sc...

Ed 101

In His Shoes

Blue Springs High School Standout Discusses Overcoming Tragedy

Eighteen year old Josh Metje has a prestigious scholarship awaiting him at NYU, but to get there, he's faced hi...

In The Community

Nominate an American Graduate Champion

When it comes to improving the lives and education of children in our metro, mentors play an important role. Know a...

Ed 101

United Way Program Propels Students To College, Beyond

Graduating from Park University would’ve been a stretch for a child of immigrants, if not for the United Way of Gr...

Ed 101

Building From Within

KCPS Parents Score Unique Victory In Reopening Hale Cook Elementary

It took three years and two superintendents, but in 2013, a band of Kansas City Public Schools parents achieved the unth...

Ed 101

Working Toward a Solution

Hire KC Youth Looks To Level Playing Field in Summer Internships

Summer internships and jobs might be a rite of passage. But often inner-city kids lose out to well-connected families...

In The Community

Defining "Our" with Nicholas Dorn

At Take Note we like to say, "This is Our City. Our Schools. Our Future." but, as we've been not...

Student Voices

Student Voices | The Perks of College in High School

Take Note partners with Johnson County Community College's Promotional Writing class for stories of JCCC s...

In The Community

Defining "Our" with Charles King

At Take Note, we like to say, "This is Our City, Our Schools, Our Future," but the word "our" is use...

Ed 101

Failing To Succeed

Kansas City Education Summit Looks To Learn From Mistakes

Few industry leaders want to point out why their great ideas ultimately fell flat. Jobs, grants, money and pride could b...

In The Community

Common Grounds | Mental Health

On this episode of Common Grounds, the family and friends of Ryan Hill, an Olathe High School alumni who died by suicide...

Ed 101

Research Says ‘Voucher’ Programs Can Help Students

Critics in Kansas, Elsewhere Argue Playing Field Tilted Against Public Schools

The drawings depict rainbows, hearts, flowers and crosses — thank-you’s to the Catholic Education Foundation...

Ed 101

Leading With Heart

KCPS Superintendent Mark Bedell

At Take Note we like to say, "This is Our City. Our Schools. Our Future." but, as we've been noting, the w...

Ed 101

Focus On: School Choice

Here at Take Note, we're asking: How do you create school choice through (blank)? For people in the Kansas City m...

Ed 101

Excuse Me, Do You Have a Moment To Talk About Education In Kansas City?

What do you know about education in Kansas City? Whether you're a parent, educator, or just a Kansas Citian, educati...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | May 19

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Ed 101

Mental Health Resources for Area Families

A child’s mental health affects success in school. Mental health disorders can result in poor school performance a...

Ed 101

Weighing The Choice Of Charters

Skeptics and Boosters Differ On Their Impacts On Missouri Students

Charter schools have traditionally filled a hole left by underperforming districts in Missouri. But what if that stru...

Ed 101

All Smiles

Hickman Mills Looking To Recapture Past Glory

It's not the most academically rigorous benchmark, but Linda Hinkley, a longtime teacher in the Hickman Mills School...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | May 12

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Student Voices

However You Say It, Kansas City is Home

Whether they speak Nepali. Spanish, French, Bermese or another language, these Gladstone Elementary students call Kans...

In The Community

Common Grounds | Immigration

The Take Note team convenes education stakeholders for a conversation over coffee to discuss immigration, entrepreneursh...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | May 5

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

In The Community

School Tours | A Simplified Guide to Investing in Our Schools

Choosing which school to send your child to can be a complicated process. Depending on where you live, your options may...

NPR

Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care

Mary Beth Burkes lives in Buchanan County, Va., a depressed coal-mining region where 1 in 4 families lives in poverty an...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | April 28

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | April 21

In 2012, Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Missouri applied for a state grant to resurface its playground through a t...

In The Community

New KC Education Nonprofit Announces Next Round of Funding

A new Kansas City, Missouri, nonprofit has announced the second round of funding as part of a decade-long effort to impr...

Ed 101

Kansas City Week in Review | Take Note Superintendents Roundtable

With education stories making the news both nationally and locally, this Take Note Special addresses education issues in...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | April 14

On Wednesday, New York became the first state to offer free tuition to full-time students who attend in-state public col...

Immigration

Cracking The Code For Immigrant Students

Northland Elementary Excels With Multicultural Student Body

Tucked within a quiet Kansas City community, Crestview Elementary School is pretty unassuming. But once inside the bu...

Immigration

To Be Happy

Education Through the Lens of Kansas City Immigrant Students

In many ways Happy Melly is your typical middle schooler who loves to play soccer and spend time with his family. But he...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | April 7

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Ed 101

Ruckus | Show Me KC Schools' Tricia Johnson

Ruckus' Mike Shanin interviews Tricia Johnson, executive director of Show Me KC Schools, about her organization'...

In The Community

Common Grounds | School Choice

The Take Note team convenes education stakeholders for a conversation over coffee to discuss school choice opt...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | March 31

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Student Voices

Perspectives

JCCC Advanced Reporting Students Bring Voices From Across the Metro

These vignettes are part of a collaboration between "Take Note: Our Schools. Our City. Our Future." and Johnso...

Social Determinants

The Science of Believing

Where Student Achievement and Hope Intersect for Our Metro's Most At-Risk Students

What is the single biggest factor related to student achievement? You'll find it buried deep in a 50-year-old docume...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | March 24

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Ed 101

Volunteer Opportunities: Mentoring

At-risk students who meet regularly with a mentor are less likely to skip school and more likely to enroll in college, a...

Ed 101

School Funding: The Devil's in the Details

School funding is a topic that regularly makes headlines but isn't often understood. With so much at stake, Take Not...

Ed 101

Local Action Drives Education Policy

Two Area Districts Highlight Close-To-Home Impacts

Betsy DeVos has proven to be one of the most controversial players in President Trump’s new lineup, with her conse...

Connect-Ed

Connect-Ed

A Weekly Roundup of Education Stories | March 17

There's plenty to keep up with on the education front, from K-12 curricula to preparing for college to school choice...

Ed 101

"The Bad Kids” Resonates with Students, Faculty at Kansas City Alternative High School

“The Bad Kids” airs at 9 p.m. March 20 on KCPT

Before coming to DeLaSalle Education Center, NaKira, who is a high school senior in Kansas City, Missouri, says that she...

Ed 101

Perceptions Continue to Shape Districts

Urban Schools Are Working to Change Historic Stigma

When Heidi Van moved to the West Plaza with her two young children, she joined a vanguard of families staying in Kansas...

Ed 101

How We Got Here

A Kansas City Education Timeline

It has taken us more than a century to get here. That's the first thing we come to realize as we explore the&nb...

Ed 101

Take Note: Does ZIP Code Matter

Should where a child rests his or her head at night impact the quality of the education they receive? KCPT and American...

Ed 101

Ruckus: Newsmaker Mike McShane

Show Me Institute

In December, Ruckus host Mike Shanin interviewed Mike McShane, Director of Education Policy for the Show Me In...