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Voters in Lee's Summit and North Kansas City approved ambitious new building projects Tuesday. And Lee's Summit voters put a woman of color onto a previously all-white school board that's been mired in racial controversy.
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After several tumultuous years during which the school district’s first black superintendent abruptly resigned, Lee’s Summit voters will again be electing…
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Across the metro, Kansas City schools are serving more students of color, especially Latinos, but that diversity isn’t reflected on school boards.Without…
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Segment 1: School boards matter. Here's why.Even if you don't have kids, school board elections can have a profound impact on the community. We look at…
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The Kansas City Public Schools have made some big gains under the leadership of Superintendent Mark Bedell.Now it’ll be up to the school board voters…
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Segment 1: New Kansas City Public Schools sub-district map creates controversy. The state mandated Kansas City Public Schools reduce their Board of…
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Kansas City Public Schools isn’t getting the new district boundary map it endorsed.On Wednesday, the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners said it…
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Ahead of a state-mandated redistricting of school board seats, the Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education has put forth its own map suggesting how…
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A state-mandated redistricting of the Kansas City Public Schools Board of Directors could result in a complete turnover of seats next spring, injecting…
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Carmen Xavier, a candidate for the Board of Education in Smithville, Missouri, has been very deliberate about letting voters know she is transgender. But…
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Below are the unofficial results from Tuesday's municipal elections on the Kansas side of the metro area. JOHNSON COUNTYSHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL BOARD AT…
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The ACLU of Kansas says a new policy adopted by the Shawnee Mission School Board may violate the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. It has sent a letter…