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Title
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Board of Directors, Officers, and Heads of Departments, The School District of Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Composite of portrait photographs of members of the Kansas City Board of Education, officers, and heads of departments. One photo (Cook, Hale H.) is missing. Portraits include: Bland, Wm. T., Vice President; Brady, J. H., Chief Engineer; Buchanan, Elizabeth, District Superintendent; Cammack, I. I., Supt.; Casey, Frank S., Purchasing Agent; Jackson, J. B. Jr., Secretary; Ladd, Sanford B., Counsel; Markley, J. H., Asst. Superintendent; Melcher, Geo., Dir. Eff. & Res.; Nugent, Jas. E.; Pinkerton, Davis M.; Swinney, E. F., Treasurer; Volker, Wm.; Wright, Purd B., Librarian.
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Date
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1916
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Can It Work This Time? Area Business Has Much at Stake in KC School Reforms
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Description
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Review of Kansas City School District Superintendent John Covington's "bold plan to consolidate operations by closing more than two dozen schools, a move that will cost the district nearly 300 teaching positions," and its possible ramifications on unemployment rates. Includes charts for the area's five largest shool districts comparing enrollment and ACT scores. "The success of Kansas City's schools is not merely a local concern, it's part of a larger, regional issue weighing heavily on the business climates of both Missouri and Kansas." Includes pictures of Superintendent John Covington.
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Date
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Interim Leader Is Named
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Description
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In the wake of school superintendent Covington's resignation, which took everyone by surprise, the school board moved quickly and within a week had appointed an interim superintendent. Steve Green, the new interim superintendent, was a former administrator in a New York City sub-school district and currently had been chief executive of the Kauffman Scholars, Inc.
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Date
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2011-09-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
