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Delivering on the Promise: How Missouri Can Grow Excellent, Accountable Public Charter Schools
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The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), with the support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, released a report, “Delivering on the Promise: How Missouri Can Grow Excellent, Accountable Public Charter Schools,” which issues recommendations to improve practices to close the state’s lowest-performing public charter schools.

Building Teacher Quality in the Kansas City, Missouri School District
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The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released a report on the Kansas City, Missouri School District’s (KCMSD) teacher policies, finding that the combination of a restrictive bargaining agreement, misguided state laws and historically poor district management have led to a system that has prioritized the interests of adults over the needs of students.

Putting Performance on the Map: Locating Quality Schools in the Kansas City, Missouri School District
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This report IFF found that 88 percent of students in District and charter public schools within the Kansas City, Missouri School District (KCMSD) boundaries did not attend a school that met Missouri state standards for academic performance.

The State of Middle School and High School Science Labs in the Kansas City Region
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This report shares the findings of an audit conducted across thirty school districts in which the state of science labs was assessed. The audit was conducted by SuccessLink, with funding of the project from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This study was conducted as part of the Kauffman Foundation’s multi-year agenda to improve student achievement in mathematics, science, and technology subjects in the Greater Kansas City region.

Math, Science and Technology: Important, But Not For Me
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This study details parents’ and students’ current thinking about Math, Science, and Technology education and their satisfaction with the existing curriculum which most experts see as vastly below world-class standards.