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Title
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KCPS Names New Principal to New African Centered Prep
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Description
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The Kansas City Public Schools selected Joseph Williams III to serve as the principal of the African Centered College Prepatory Academy, which replaced the ACE Program at the old Southeast High School.
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2012-06-01
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Derrick Thomas Academy: The Other Side of the Story
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Article details the closing of the Derrick Thomas Academy in November of 2012. Dr. Terita McCauley, the school's final administrator, is interviewed and describes her experience of being fired after 90 days of work. Ongoing problems with academics and discipline are described and cited as factors that influenced the decision of the UMKC Charter School Center to permanently close the school.
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Date
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2012-11-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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School Closing Marks End of an Era
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Description
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Sanford B. Ladd Elementary School, along with J. S. Chick and Clarke elementary schools, will close its doors for good on June 7, 2007. The school opened on September 12, 1912, with an enrollment of 256 students and five teachers. It was named after Sanford B. Ladd, a former school board attorney and president of the Kansas City Bar Association.
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2007-06-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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What Is At the Center of the Academie Lafayette Controversy?
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Description
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Article discusses controversy surrounding a plan involving Southwest Early College, Academie Lafayette, and the Kansas City, MO public schools. According to the article, a partnership between the schools may result in Southwest returning to a predominately white school.
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2015-04-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
