Keynote to feature Loews Hotels, H&R Block CEOs

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  Downtown Kansas City’s progress in becoming the region’s leading destination for visitors, tourists and conventioneers will be the main course of the Downtown Council’s Annual Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 24 at the Kansas City…

Crossroads High School to locate in historic Thayer Building

Crossroads Charter Schools has identified the Thayer Building at 816 Broadway as the permanent site for Crossroads High School. The Thayer Building, which dates to the late 19th Century, continues Crossroads’ tradition of converting…

Crossroads to launch Downtown high school at Park U. urban campus

The dream of a Downtown Kansas City high school is about to become a reality. Earlier this year, Crossroads Charter Schools, a network of three schools in the heart of Downtown Kansas City, Mo., revealed the launch of Crossroads High…

Crossroads Academy to cut ribbon on middle school

The Crossroads Academy charter school in Downtown will christen its new middle school facility at 1011 Central on Wednesday morning, and you are invited to the ceremony. The Crossroads Academy will officially open its new Middle School building…

Work begins on Downtown middle school

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Crossroads Academy has officially launched construction on its new 21st Century Middle School located at 1009 Central. During an internal school celebration on Tuesday (Sept. 16), 5th-7th grade students helped jump start demolition as they…

Students to sell lemonade on Downtown street corners

Six old-fashioned lemonade stands will dot the Downtown landscape on Wednesday, Aug. 27, as Crossroads Academy students take to the streets to sell cups of refreshing, cold drinks. This week's hot summer weather is perfectly timed,…

DTC, Central Library to celebrate Crossroads Academy’s 2nd year

The Central Library, the Crossroads Academy and the Downtown Council will collaborate on a special breakfast event next week to mark the home stretch of the second full year of successful operations at the school. The Crossroads Academy is…

Crossroads Academy honors Downtown Council, CID

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Downtown's newest icon dreamed BIG on Thursday evening before a sold-out audience of supporters at its annual dinner celebration. The Crossroads Academy, Downtown's charter elementary school, held its Dreaming BIG in Downtown Kansas City…

KCPT shines its spotlight on Crossroads Academy

One of Downtown Kansas City's newest shining stars, the  Crossroads Academy elementary charter school, is basking in the media spotlight this month. KCPT, Kansas City's public television channel, is airing an eight-minute feature story…

Downtown elementary school fills neighborhood need

"For the past 10 years, Kansas City has strived to turn downtown into a real neighborhood. The main ingredients were all there — new loft housing, a vibrant library, parks, cultural amenities, even a grocery store. But one crucial element…

New elementary charter school now enrolling

Crossroads Academy of Kansas City is a tuition-free elementary charter school located at 1015 Central in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri with a mission  to prepare students to excel in high school by providing an academically rigorous K-8…

Launch Party Is Planned for New Downtown Elementary School

Momentum is building for a new academically rigorous charter school in Downtown Kansas City by the fall semester of 2012, including plans for a launch party on Saturday, Feb. 4. Crossroads Academy of Kansas City is designed to be a tuition-free…