As part of a collaboration headed by the Center for Public Integrity, KCUR reporter Jodi Fortino and contributor Barbara Shelly dug into the data of how school districts recognize, count and assist children without a permanent address.
What they found was that while most Kansas City-area districts take that role seriously, the Blue Springs School District may be undercounting its unhoused kids — and failing to provide them critical services.
Fortino and Shelly will continue looking into other districts in the area — including some with innovative programs that are succeeding at keeping kids in school.
- Jodi Fortino, KCUR education reporter
- Barbara Shelly, KCUR contributor
