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Education

Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election

All seven candidates support the district’s bond issue, but they have differing views on how well the district tackles sensitive topics in the classroom.

by Maria Benevento, The Beacon

News & Issues

KCPS Ponders School in Brookside for Teacher Housing

Closed in 2009 and mothballed in 2016, the Bryant school building may become a teacher hiring and retention tool. Community input sought by May 17.

by Haines Eason

News & Issues

Local Governments Ponder Property Tax Levies, as Questions Swirl About Break for Seniors

Property Tax Politics

by Mary Sanchez

News & Issues

KCATA Rejects Tax Break for Mac Properties in Midtown

Big Apartment Complex in Limbo

by Kevin Collison

News & Issues

KC Public Schools Frustrated by KCATA Silence on Tax Incentives

Transit Agency's Development Arm Focusing in Projects West of Troost

by Multiple Reporters

News & Issues

Are You Willing to Close Schools to Fund Improvements? KCPS Wants to Know

The District Wants to Expand Elective Classes, Music Programs and Sports. But to Afford Those Changes, it Will Need to Close Schools.

by Maria Benevento, The Beacon

News & Issues

Deadline Looms for Missouri Schools to get $1.95 Billion in COVID Money

Missouri legislators face a March 24 deadline to release most of the funding before it returns to the federal government.

by Maria Benevento, The Beacon

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curiousKC | Questions About the Future of Work? Write to our Journalists.

by Vicky Diaz-Camacho

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Central High School, Nearby Clergy, Changing Narrative for Community

Principal Welcomes Clergy Alliance Into School

by Bill Tammeus

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