President Barack Obama and federal Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have been very up front about their belief that charter schools can go a long way towards helping communities meet stringent No Child Left Behind standards.

It's always funny to watch old TV news footage from the late 1960s and early 1970s reporting on youth culture.

Tuesday night, Feb. 9, North Kansas City Schools Superintendent Todd White proposed $9.3 million in spending cuts to balance the 2010-2011 school year budget.

According to Women's Wear Daily the 40-year-old British designer committed suicide in his home.

The agenda said 5th District Councilwoman Cindy Circo was going to speak to the Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce Planning and Development Committee about the city's attempts to build a convention center hotel in downtown Kansas City.

That's a really expensive band aid.

103 pounds - Oak Park freshman Brad Perkins is the favorite here in a pretty loaded district. Also in the weight class is No. 2-ranked Nate Rodriguez from Neosho and No. 4-ranked Jaret Singh from Kearney. The wildcard is what Staley decides to do with sophomore Aaron Engle. He is ranked No. 6 at 103 pounds, but he could go up to 119 pounds or stay at 112 pounds.

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