The south KC micro region: A united front from three districts offer more for all their students Even with learning taking place remotely, a new course is off to a fast start with students and teachers in south Kansas City. About 30 high school students from the Center, Grandview, and Hickman Mills school districts are discovering the unlimited possibilities and skills of the design field. Some of their teachers are learning right […]
Economic Engagement of Mothers: Entrepreneurship, Employment, and the Motherhood Wage Penalty January 14, 2021 This report takes up the relationship among motherhood, caregiving, the persistent wage penalty it carries for women, employment, and entrepreneurship.
A message from our CEO: It’s time to meet the moment January 12, 2021 The Kauffman Foundation will continue to work alongside others to push for changes needed to dismantle the broken systems of inequity that hold too many back and that prevent America from fulfilling its promise.
Individual Schools Grant The Individual Schools Grant supports the Kansas City region (Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, and Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri) district, charter, and private schools serving lower-income students.
How Does COVID-19 Affect Challenges Facing Entrepreneurs? Trends by Business Age December 16, 2020 This brief takes a closer look at how business age matters in the way entrepreneurs feel the effects of COVID-19. It discusses challenges facing entrepreneurs before and during the pandemic, based on surveys with business owners during COVID-19 in spring 2020 and before COVID-19 in fall 2019.
2020 Uncommon Voices December 16, 2020 As 2020 comes to a close, we asked some of the fascinating people we’ve had the privilege to work with recently to share their thoughts around systems change, new “normals,” how the events 2020 have impacted them, and what it will take to keep our communities moving forward, together.
Dell Gines MBA, MSF, CEcD, Senior Community Development AdvisorFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Uncommon Voices 2020