Career & Technical Education (CTE)

ProX, a nonprofit that began as a community movement but is now funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, empowers youth from across the Kansas City region to take part in internships with companies and institutions. There are minimum academic standards so those with less-than-stellar GPA's or behavior records have equal opportunity to the high achieving student.

The project will move the center from its existing site in Platte City to a more central spot in the Northland. With more programs and a higher capacity for students, the new facility is expected to help grow the area’s workforce.

Green Dirt Farm is opening a new restaurant next month that will bring its sheep’s milk cheeses to the Crossroads — in a spot now under threat from the new Royals stadium. Plus: At these Kansas City-area schools, students run the restaurants while you dine.

Several school districts around Kansas City offer programs where students create fine dining experiences, cozy cafes and delectable desserts — and learn to thrive under pressure.

Fifty high school students in Kansas City Public Schools are experiencing a different kind of summer education as they explore different careers in the classroom and beyond.

The nonprofit works with students living in the Kansas City Public School district to increase awareness of the environment.

The Kansas Promise Scholarship will pay the cost of tuition, fees and books for students in dozens of programs at Johnson County Community College and Kansas City, Kansas Community College.

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Student Matthew Fitch wanted a low-cost, quick entry into the workforce. That’s all he wanted. So he transferred from a community college to WSU Tech —...