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Collaboration Among Education Organizations Results in Win for All Parties November 1, 2018 (Kansas City, Mo.) – In a strategic partnership that benefits local education organizations, Hogan Preparatory Academy will begin leasing The Mary Kelly Center from Upper Room in 2019. “We are pleased to be returning to our primary…

When you send your child off to school you hope for the best educational experience that they can get. You want them to learn as much as they can in a way that is fun and engaging. There are several ways to motivate students toward learning, but music remains a…

Lee Barnes, Jr. Director of Operations at Upper Room/Upper Room, Inc. Tell us a little about your family and where you are from. I am from Kansas City, MO. I have a wife, Terri Barnes, and a son, Lee Barnes, III. How long have you been at the Upper Room…

It isn’t very often that we get to read something that a former student has written about their experience with the Upper Room. However, we have been lucky enough to receive a letter written by a junior at University Academy, Safiya M., who was part of our Summer Academic Program for about…