Education

KC artist featured in ad during SNL, named to global cohort of young social justice leaders

By Tommy Felts / February 9, 2024

Being recognized for his work training local artists on the intersection of art and public policy, Logan Stacer said the honor from an global-facing nonprofit highlights Kansas City’s collective effort and passion for using art as a force for positive change. Stacer, an artist, youth pastor, educator and non-profit executive with Heartland Arts KC, this…

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Tech workforce program championed by former Chiefs star graduates its first KC class

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2024

An education initiative recently launched in Kansas City not only focuses on lifting up young people from low-income backgrounds and helping them succeed in the high-tech sector, said pro football hall of famer Will Shields: it upends a cycle of decline and replaces it with building blocks. i.c.stars, headquartered in Chicago, launched in Kansas City…

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These KC students just won $50K for their school’s STEM efforts — and exhibit space in Science City

By Tommy Felts / January 24, 2024

Winning the $50,000 grand prize at Burns & McDonnell’s Battle of the Brains competition made for the best school day ever, shared Reese Moreno, a member of the victorious Delta Woods Middle School team. “This is mind blowing,” she explained Tuesday after the awards ceremony at Union Station in Kansas City. “The moment they announced…

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Startup launches workforce readiness game, scaling its Kansas-built talent crisis solution national

By Tommy Felts / January 18, 2024

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.  [divide] WICHITA — A newly opened, nationwide digital game tournament aims to help students adopt the life skills needed to start careers wherever they live, said Robert Feeney, describing how…

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New KC STEM Alliance leader: All students have a place in Kansas City’s emerging Tech Hub

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2024

Growing Kansas City as a hub for STEM industries brings additional opportunities for connection and collaboration, the incoming leader of the KC STEM Alliance said, highlighting the role young people can play in the evolving innovation economy. “Kansas City and the surrounding region’s designation as a 2023 Tech Hub (KC BioHub) brings a real opportunity…

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