school choice

Kansas lawmakers are on the verge of letting students attend public schools outside the districts where they live. That push to open enrollment pits conservative school-choice advocates against school administrators. Plus, America’s entire fleet of long-range stealth bombers are based at Whiteman Air Force Base 60 miles east of Kansas City.

Conservatives say the plan would give families stuck in failing school districts a chance at a life-changing escape. But school administrators fear a flood of students they’re not prepared for and who come with needs they can’t afford to accommodate.

Charters don’t get as much local revenue as traditional public schools. They also aren’t subject to the same state ratings.

Kansas City Public Schools plan to use a lottery to make admissions fairer and cut the need to set an alarm just to apply.