Arguments Against Kansas City Public School Tax Trending

Here's the word on opposition against more cash for local schools that contradicts a citywide by way of social media and nearly daily mailers . . .

Opponents say not so fast. They argue the district performs too poorly to justify its current budget, let alone an increase. And the bond would force residents who live in Kansas City but outside the KCPS boundaries to help foot the bill for what they see as the district’s incompetence.

“The Kansas City public school district has been failing for decades,” Show-Me Institute Senior Fellow Patrick Touhey told KCMO radio host Pete Mundo last week.

“Let me just remind you, [KCPS] just covers a portion of Kansas City. So, it’s not the whole city, but one portion wants to increase their property taxes and they’re just not delivering a product that’s worth paying as much as we’re paying now for it.”

Touhey also pointed to declining enrollment and the already bloated annual cost per pupil.

“How many kids do you think are in [KCPS]?” he asked Mundo. “It’s 13,640.”

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