In January, KSHB joined 20/20 Leadership Senior leaders as they took a field trip to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for a financial education program day including a tour of the Money Museum.Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid custom_query="advanced"...
Real World Learning, especially when focused at the high school level, gives students immediate, tangible skills, as well as exposure to career paths and industry experts, that allow them to achieve better career placements immediately post-graduation. SchoolSmartKC...
Kansas City's education community is going through a huge transformation, supported by school leaders, educators, philanthropic executives, and families. This work is for our students, and is powered by the shared vision we have to make quality education accessible...
Important work is happening in Kansas City to improve educator retention and recruitment, and to develop strong pipelines for educators of color. Learn more about this work, and the impact it has for our students.Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid...
Closing the achievement gap starts with addressing needs for our youngest learners. SSKC, alongside our school leaders and community partners, are developing and expanding pathways to open up more quality pre-K seats in Kansas City.Related Content[dpdfg_filtergrid...
Meet our Chief Program Officer, Dr. Angelique Nedved. Angelique has been with SchoolSmartKC since the beginning, and in her role as Chief Program Officer she oversees all programmatic content and ensures it serves our mission of closing the achievement gap.Related...
Over the last two weeks, SSKC and Harvesters met with employees from each school who will be responsible for running the onsite pantries to provide training and answer questions. These energizing sessions allowed our school partners to feel fully equipped to start...
SSKC is thrilled to announce a new partnership with Harvesters--The Community Food Network to expand food pantries in schools. This partnership was informed by many thoughtful conversations with school leaders around the need to reduce food insecurity for students and...
SchoolSmartKC was proud to sponsor the State and Solutions of Black Education Summit, which took place this month. This incredible event brought together parents, educators, and students to build initiatives, action steps, and accountability measures within education...
Charlie Keegan from KSHB met with educators at Operation Breakthrough to discuss what the very first first day of school means for our littlest learners. Operation Breakthrough, one of the partner sites for the Pre-K Cooperative, is part of a city wide program to...