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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.
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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.
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Charters don’t get as much local revenue as traditional public schools. They also aren’t subject to the same state ratings.
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Kansas City Public Schools plan to use a lottery to make admissions fairer and cut the need to set an alarm just to apply.