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FastTrac president praises CAPS’ high school entrepreneurial prep
High school can be challenging for teens, but typically that’s because of the growing pains of puberty and autonomy. But Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) has a different challenge for teenage students: to create a business or product. “We’re not preparing these students for college; we’re preparing them for life,” said Donna Deeds, CAPS…
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KC high school program “accelerates” entrepreneurial, real-world education
The future of education may be right here in Kansas City, tucked away in a modern building in Overland Park, Kan., bustling with teenagers. The Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS), part of the Blue Valley school district, takes an entrepreneurial, innovative approach to education that aims to provide more than 900 junior and senior…