Kansas City's Urban Schools

History & Demographics

History of Kansas City Public Schools

PREP-KC partners with East High School in Kansas City, Missouri to support their pathway learning.

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Kansas City's Complex Racial History

Kansas City's racial history still has influence in education.

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History of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

PREP-KC partners with KCKPS to support their early college and career exploration and pathway learning.

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Demographics

We have provided links for you to learn more about our schools demographics.

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The Troost Divide & Racial Segregation in Kansas City

"Its persistence more than a generation later as a major cultural divide is evidence that Kansas City never dealt successfully with segregated schools and this explains much of the community’s cultural geography.”

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Set the Schools Free

Set the Schools Free is a blog dedicated to informing the conversation about public education in Kansas City through thoughtful, fact-based analysis.

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