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Segment 1: Where do efforts towards improving pre-K access and quality in Kansas City stand?In early 2019, a big controversy was Mayor Sly James' push for…
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Earlier this year Kansas City voters rejected a plan to improve pre-K access and quality with public dollars, but that hasn't stopped a child care center…
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On a sunny Saturday afternoon — possibly the last warm day of the year — more than 150 people gathered near 21st and Prospect in Kansas City, Missouri, to…
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Segment 1: A Kansas City dance performance is a transatlantic collaboration.Krystle Warren and Brad Cox have been musical collaborators for years,…
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COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS — Preschool was a logistical boon for Delice Downing and an educational bonanza for her son, Adrian.The head volleyball coach and…
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Between the time they’re born and age 3, babies’ brains are literally mapping, making the connections they’ll need to learn later on.In fact, 80 percent…
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Kansas City Mayor Sly James made education a top priority when he took office eight years ago.He succeeded in getting the business and philanthropic…
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Setting children up for academic success is Annie Watson’s driving passion.The Kansas City, Missouri, native is the director of early education and parent…
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Segment 1: Daycare DesertsPre-kindergarten has been on the mind of Kansas City-area parents, but the conversation is also extending to care from birth…
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Segment 1: Kansas City mourns the death of philanthropist Henry Bloch.Henry Bloch, co-founder of the tax preparation firm H&R Block and World War II…
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Judging by the results of Tuesday’s election, in which Kansas City, Missouri, voters rejected a universal pre-K plan by a nearly 2-1 margin, some might…
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Kansas City voters have rejected Mayor Sly James’ plan to pay for universal pre-K for 4-year-olds with a three-eighth-cent sales tax.Supporters of the…