Higher Education
The Filter Ep. 4: ‘Graduation Day’
College as we know it has been upended. But what are the silent struggles of higher education’s minority population? Three folks take it back to middle school, high school and colleges days to paint the picture of life in school as a minority.
‘I’m Counting on It’: Many College Students Left Out of Stimulus Checks
In a rush to get the big economic relief package out, some people fell through the cracks. Some college students aren’t eligible and won’t get the $1,200 check. Flatland talked to two of these students.
Season of Giving: Educating Future Environmental Leaders
This charity goes to people in need, particularly rural residents.
Walk, Turn, Walk: Full Film
A historical and observational documentary about Kansas City’s fashion industry. Through multimedia stories about fashion show producers, designers, models and historians, Kansas City PBS’ “Walk, Turn, Walk” is a comprehensive and thrilling peek behind the scenes of Kansas City’s premier fashion event, Kansas City Fashion Week. From the background of the event to one designer’s…
Walk, Turn, Walk: Inside the Johnson County Community College Fashion Collection
It might be the most valuable closet in the Kansas City metro area: Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Halston are just a few of the renowned fashion designers included in the Johnson County Community College international fashion collection. Among the thousands of garments in the collection are some dating back to the 1800s. The…
A Q&A with Rockhurst University’s Chief Inclusion Officer
Get to know a Rockhurst’s first-ever Chief Inclusion Officer, Leslie Doyle.
Kansas City Construction Career Academy Trains Next Generation of Skilled Workers
If you are like many folks, if something breaks in your house, you have to call someone to fix it. It could be a broken pipe, faulty light switch, or wheezing furnace. That means there are good, steady jobs available for people with the “fix-it” attitude and aptitude. Plus, with a lot these tradesmen reaching…
‘I Just Care. They Become Family.’
A Kansas City-area special education teacher wants to find a way for students with disabilities to find jobs once they graduate. She introduced us to a former student of hers who did and shares why it matters.
Educators And Execs Welcome Workforce Development Collaboration
“Our students are not widgets!” Certainly that is the sentiment of educators who see business involvement in schools as “putting in orders” for workers. Yet that refrain might be less common in an era when the whole notion of career and technical education is evolving way beyond shop class. Maybe that’s because each side understands…
Benchmarking Success
Creating an Austin, Texas-type buzz in the Kansas City area means establishing the 21st century workforce that can succeed in the 21st century workplace, said Sheri Gonzales Warren, an economic development official with the Mid-America Regional Council. “If we do a good job of this,” Gonzales Warren said, “ this would be one of those…
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