Three schools will get $1.4 million from education nonprofit SchoolSmartKC to improve student performance, Kansas City Public Schools announced Friday.
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SchoolSmartKC awards three KCPS district schools with significant grants to implement strategic plans
A combined total of $1.4 million awarded to improve students’ academic success. Beginning in 2017, SchoolSmartKC worked with the KCPS district administration to identify eight neighborhood schools who have shown meaningful and regular academic progress and invited...
Creating a Long-Term Plan for Students at DeLaSalle Education Center
SchoolSmartKC, in partnership with transitional school leadership and its Board of Directors, announced significant financial support for DeLaSalle Education Center, an alternative high school in Kansas City
Charter Board Partners working with 10 local schools to support good governance
SchoolSmartKC (SSKC) is working with nationally-recognized Charter Board Partners to help recruit, train and sustain effective charter school boards.
Communities in Schools presents data on out-of-school challenges faced by many kids
Panel discussion and attendees motivated to address student and family needs to help them succeed. Approximately 150 leaders from education, philanthropy, business and social service providers came together to hear findings from several months’ work from Communities...
SchoolSmartKC Supports Two High Performing Local Schools
SchoolSmartKC announced two grants, totaling more than $3 million, to two local schools: Lincoln Prep Academy and Académie Lafayette
SchoolSmartKC and Kansas City Public Schools Have Partnered on a Strategic Growth Program
SchoolSmartKC anticipates providing at least $1.5 million to enable district schools that are showing regular academic improvement to reach statewide performance levels. In collaboration with Kansas City Public Schools, SchoolSmartKC has invited 8 schools to submit...
School Smart Supports Study on School Choice Dynamics in Kansas City
Read the results of hundreds of surveys and extensive focus groups with Kansas City families who seek to navigate the complex school choice environment.
Testimony from Awais Sufi, President & CEO, SchoolSmartKC
Ladies and gentlemen of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. My name is Awais Sufi, and I am the President and CEO of a new 501(c)(3) entitled SchoolSmartKC.
STEAM charter school picks up $500,000 from KC nonprofit
Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, a STEAM school focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math, will serve 154 more students, pre-K through fourth grade, in the Wendell Phillips neighborhood with a two-year, $500,000 investment from SchoolSmartKC.