This school election season, Kansas City area candidates debate race and equity Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 3 School board races in both Lee s Summit and Kansas City have been heating up, with candidates pushing for immediate action to reverse years of racial inequities disparities only exacerbated during the pandemic.
They are among the most notable school elections on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area on Tuesday. In addition, residents in eight districts will decide whether to be a part of the taxing district of Metropolitan Community College. And other school districts are asking voters to approve millions of dollars in bonds to fund new schools and other projects.
Never seen this kind of money : Big spending raises concern in KC school board races Kevin Hardy and Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 2 A newly formed nonprofit has already pumped tens of thousands of dollars into two contested races for the Kansas City Public Schools board, raising suspicions about the group and the candidates vying for seats in Tuesday s election.
Blaque KC, short for Black Leaders Advancing Quality Urban Education, has spent more than $100,000 on political consultants, mailed advertisements, radio spots, digital advertising and newspaper ads, according to reports filed this week with the Missouri Ethics Commission. That eclipses the combined fundraising haul of about $42,400 reported by campaign committees for the four candidates including the two candidates backed by Blaque running for contested seats on the board.
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