accreditation

The district scored higher than 70% on its state performance report, but Missouri wants more data before it changes accreditation.

Leaders in the Hickman Mills School District say the goalposts to reach full accreditation keep moving — and pushing the state's stamp of approval increasingly out of reach.

Dr. Jennifer Collier has taken on the role of interim superintendent for Kansas City Public Schools. After the departure of longtime superintendent Mark Bedell, she says she knows "exactly what we need to do to move forward."

Kansas City Public Schools superintendent Dr. Mark Bedell is exiting after six years. He led the struggling district through some major transitions — including regaining full accreditation — and tells KCUR he leaves the district in a "much better situation."

Dr. Mark Bedell, who led Kansas City Public Schools for the last six years, oversaw the restoration of full accreditation to the district for the first time in eight years.

Mark Bedell is the school district’s longest serving superintendent in more than 50 years. Under his leadership, the struggling school district regained full accreditation.

Kansas City Public Schools has regained full accreditation after a decades-long struggle. But while the district is celebrating the news, Superintendent Mark Bedell says they "have a lot of work to do." Plus, workers providing care for people with intellectual anddevelopmental disabilities have been quitting in droves during the pandemic.

Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said that while the district is celebrating regaining its full accreditation, they "have a lot of work to do."

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recommended Kansas City Public Schools receive full accreditation after it posted gains in English language arts and math.

Why Kandace Buckner and Tanesha Ford wanted seats on the Kansas City Public Schools District board and what their goals are for the district.

What to expect from the newest members of the KCPS school board, and for Earth Day, a lesson on composting.

Kansas City Public Schools will not be fully accredited this year after the district’s latest performance report failed to meet the requirements. At the…