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1. 'Separate but Equal' Again? 'Separate but Equal' Again? May/16/1994 Photo and article about the "court-ordered desegregation" in the Kansas City School District, handed down by Judge Russell Clark in 1986 and involving costly amenities at the inner city schools to attract...
2. . ..Presenting Ernest E. Howard: Swing's Nominee for Man of the Month . ..Presenting Ernest E. Howard: Swing's Nominee for Man of the Month October//1948 Photo and biographical article about Delos Johns, 49-year-old head of the Emergency School Committee since its formation in 1947 by the Chamber of Commerce. Also a lawyer and "vice president and general...
3. 1967-68 Centennial Year for Kansas City Schools 1967-68 Centennial Year for Kansas City Schools May//1967 Article in this school periodical about the centennial of the Kansas City School District and the Planning Committee for its celebration.
4. A Matter of Choice A Matter of Choice September//1991 Article about some positive aspects of magnet schools not offered by private schools.
5. A Pioneer in Civil Rights: Esther Brown and the South Park Desegregation Case of 1948 A Pioneer in Civil Rights: Esther Brown and the South Park Desegregation Case of 1948 Winter//1995-1996 Comprehensive article about Esther Swirk Brown, or Esther Brown (1917-1970), "a white Jewish woman from Kansas City," describing her late 1940s desegregation efforts, including helping to "combat segregation...
6. African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 2 African American Education in Kansas City, Kansas (1859-1961), Part 2 2008 Second article in a seven-part series on the history of African American education in Kansas City, Kansas. This installment focuses on the period from 1867-1888 and includes information on the early development...
7. As Mrs. E. S. Yeomans Recalls Border Star School As Mrs. E. S. Yeomans Recalls Border Star School October/15/1921 Reminiscences by Mrs. E. S. Yeomans about the Border Star School close to Wornall Road, and its teachers and students who went on to Barstow and Harvard.
8. Aviation in the Public Schools of Kansas City, Missouri Aviation in the Public Schools of Kansas City, Missouri February//1927 Introduction of aviation education to the public schools.
9. Can the Kansas City Schools Be Saved? (Or Is It Too Late?) Can the Kansas City Schools Be Saved? (Or Is It Too Late?) June//1970 In-depth examination of the failures of the Kansas City School District, with suggestions for improvement.
10. Carl Betz--Pioneer in Physical Education Carl Betz--Pioneer in Physical Education October//1984 Portrait and biographical article about Professor Carl Betz (1854-1898), a physical education teacher from Milwaukee, in 1885 making Kansas City "the first city in the country to have a permanent physical...
11. Children's Room: Two Missourians Dear to Children Children's Room: Two Missourians Dear to Children July//1901 Article about the Kansas City Public Library's holdings in the children's room of writings of poet Eugene Field and writer Mark Twain, describing both their lives and writings.
12. Education: When Desegregation Backfires Education: When Desegregation Backfires July/31/1989 Photos and article about the continuing failure to desegregate schools in the Kansas City School District, despite attempts with magnet schools, improvement of inner-city public schools, and proposed vouchers...
13. Educational Organization and Progress in American Cities: A Symposium on Present Educational Conditions Educational Organization and Progress in American Cities: A Symposium on Present Educational Conditions and Needs January//1905 Description of the Kansas City public school system in the context of school systems of several major cities.
14. Experiences with Differentiated Staffing Experiences with Differentiated Staffing March//1969 Section of the article (written by the "assistant superintendent in charge of instruction, Kansas City, Missouri, public schools") about the implementation in 1968 of "a differentiated staffing plan" "in...
15. Focus on Phlanthropy: Cristo Rey Kansas City Focus on Phlanthropy: Cristo Rey Kansas City April 12, 2008 Description of the Cristo Rey Kansas City High School program which is modeled after the Chicago, Illinois, program started by Father John P. Foley in 1996. This unique high school, sponsored by the Sisters...
16. Glory Lost: Southwest High Glory Lost: Southwest High September//1982 Article about reasons for the decline of the "once-prized" Southwest High School at 65th and Wornall Roads, with photos.
17. Good-By, Mr. Cannon Good-By, Mr. Cannon July//1971 Article about the career of the principal of Southwest High School, Lawrence Cannon, with reminiscences about the school and past students such as Calvin "Buddy" Trillin. Biographical information also...
18. Health Program in the Kansas City Schools, 1919-21 Health Program in the Kansas City Schools, 1919-21 October 1921 Article describing the new health program for Kansas City public schools devised and carried out from 1919 to 1921, including new methods of organization among children, teachers, nurses, etc.
19. Historic Westport: Westport's First High School Historic Westport: Westport's First High School September//1978 History of the first public high school in Westport, founded in 1852 and later with a large school built in 1908, with photo.
20. Historical Notes and Comments Historical Notes and Comments January//1944 Explanation of Writers' Day in Missouri.