KCMO School Board

April 3: Elections In Kansas & Missouri

Laura Spencer — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:31:01 +0000

On Tuesday, voters go to the polls in Kansas and Missouri. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Kansas, and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Missouri.

On the Kansas side, there's the Shawnee mayor's race and city council seats up for grabs in Leawood, Mission, Prairie Village, Shawnee and Westwood.

In Missouri, it's a mayoral race in Blue Springs, city council races in Independence and Lee's Summit and the school board in Kansas City. Bond and sales tax issues, city council and mayoral races are also on tap in Cass County, Grain Valley and Raymore.

School Board President Trains Others To Take His Place

Sylvia Maria Gross — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:44:04 +0000

Missouri lawmakers are considering bills that could eliminate the Kansas City school board, or even dissolve the district. So it might not come as a surprise that no one is on the April third ballot for three open seats on the school board. But recently, seven people have filed to run as write-in candidates.

Nicastro Punts On KCPS Governance

Sylvia Maria Gross — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:34:35 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro held off on making recommendations about the governance of Kansas City, Missouri schools to the state board of education in a meeting in Branson today.

Rescue Plans Abound For KC Schools

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:56:00 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – A diverse collection of forces are working alone or in concert to help the soon-to-be- accreditation-stripped Kansas City School District. One high profile group of minority leaders is asking Missouri's Education Commissioner to immediately appoint a panel to take over the District. Mayor Sly James has convened his own forum that includes neighboring schools.