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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is donating $1 million to a Kansas City nonprofit.
Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City plans to use the funds to establish 3DE by Junior Achievement, an education model involving the mentorship of local business leaders.
Northeast High School of Kansas City Public Schools and Olathe East High School of Olathe Public Schools in Kansas will be the first to try the new education model.
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A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.