Kansas City Public Schools NEED 424 MILLION BUCKS?!?

Of course not. 

In fact . . .

TODAY'S GO BOND VOTE PREVIEW AMID HISTORIC INFLATION SERVES AS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO EVERY TAXPAYER IN KANSAS CITY!!!

To be fair . . .

The timing is good . . . The KCPS seemed to ashamed to ask for this cash when they were benefiting from the biggest property tax hike in local history. 

Now that there's a bit of Missouri push back still under debate . . . There's more rhetorical wiggle room.

Still . . .

In an age where more tech options emerge, KCPS has lost the vast majority of its students and the district BARELY reclaimed accreditation not so long ago . . . This tax as remains a long-shot and defies a hard-earned history of local skepticism on school promises. 

We'll talk about this more later . . . Here are the basics for tonight . . .

KCPS will pursue a GO bond on the April 8, 2025, ballot, asking taxpayers to fund a total of $424 million for the district.

The bond passage would require support from four out of seven voters.

The district’s board of education shared its proposal on Wednesday for a 10-year capital funding plan focused on improving facilities and student learning. KCPS is the only Missouri school district in the region without tax revenue for improving and constructing new buildings.

Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Collier said students learn better in more supportive environments.

“Now is the time to invest in Kansas City's children,” Collier said. “As we look to move into this phase where we have a world class city, we know it's important also to have a world class school district.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

'An investment in the children in this city': Kansas City Public Schools will pursue $424M bond in April 2025

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Public Schools district shared an update to its 10-year capital funding plan.

Kansas City voters will decide fate of $400 million school bond to fix KCPS buildings

Kansas City Public Schools wants to "level the playing field" for its students by investing more than $500 million to improve facilities and learning environments. Voters have not passed a bond to support building maintenance and improvements since 1967.

'Why wouldn't we give them every tool that we can?' Parents react to KCPS' GO bond proposal of $424M

The Kansas City Public Schools district will ask voters to approve a general obligation bond next spring, and parents are on board.

Developing . . .