Here's Why KCPS Needs Taxpayer Cash

Further explanation reveals that the local ask for money is REALLY about buildings and students won't see much immediate benefit . . . Here are the basics:

"KCPS Superintendent Jennifer Collier said the district has more than $656 million in deferred maintenance needs that grew over six decades since voters last approved bond issue.

"That's why shes asking voters to approve a $474 million bond issue next spring to upgrade many public and charter schools."

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

Leaking water, decades-old HVAC: KCPS officials say passage of bond critical for district's future

The Kansas City Public Schools gave KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis an inside look at deplorable conditions in a school on a list for repairs if voters approve a school bond proposal in 2025.