Mary Sanchez: Race in school: What educators know and politicians should learn
Less than a mile away, at the Capitol building, the Missouri legislature was settling in, still in the early days of a new session. Like virtually all of their elected peers nationwide, the senators and representatives of the Show-Me state will wrangle at some point with bills about critical race theory, how North American history is taught, along with what really...
The Kansas City School District is now fully accredited by the state, the first time since 2000. It’s been a long arduous journey and officials concede that the hill is barely crested.
On the day the announcement was made, the district’s leadership drove two hours to mid-Missouri to attend a hearing before the state board of education, to answer any final questions on achievement scores, graduation and attendance rates and the rigor of coursework.
Less than a mile away, at the Capitol building, the Missouri legislature was settling in, still in the early days of a new session.
