Education Stories
Arredondo: Our education system is creating an army of unemployable people
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the commentary are the author’s alone. I have good and bad news. The good news? There are more than 5,700,000 jobs available in the United States as you read this — the most jobs available at any time in the history of our country. The bad news? As of 2012,…
Park Hill toured the country for its new innovative learning program
The Park Hill School District is introducing a new approach to learning that aims to cultivate more innovative thinking among its students. Starting in Fall 2017, Park Hill conceptualized the LEAD Innovation Studio, a high school in which students will focus on project-, problem- and professional-based learning. The studio aims to not only address growing…
After KCPS pilot, $2.2B Sprint project plans to close the U.S. homework gap
More than 20 million U.S. households do not have an internet connection, according to the PEW Research Center. Pairing that with the fact that schoolwork is more frequently requiring internet access, millions of students around the nation are severely limited in their learning. In Kansas City, the story is no different — hundreds of households remain…
Kansas City to host national student entrepreneur competition
Kansas City will soon host a national competition for student entrepreneurs. Set for March 6 and 7 at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards will bring its top 25 national finalists to Kansas City. To qualify, student entrepreneurs must be the primary operator of a business less than six years old…
K-State LAB offering Kansas startups free growth resources
A Kansas State University business development program is awarding more than $100,000 in grants to Kansas startups. Through K-State LAB — which stands for “launching a business” — participants will receive business lessons, face-to-face mentoring and access to market research. Launched in 2014, the program aims to connect entrepreneurs with the right people so that they…
