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Tanesha Ford, left, is the executive director of the Kauffman Scholars program. Kandace Buckner is a teaching coach for the Kansas City Teacher Residency.
Newly-elected school board members Tanesha Ford and Kandace Buckner campaigned as Black moms and educators ready to fight for students and families.
Two new Kansas City Public Schools board members say that Mark Bedell is the right superintendent to lead the district, but student achievement isn t improving fast enough.
Tanesha Ford and Kandace Buckner were seated last week after prevailing in the April 6 election. The nonprofit Black Leaders Advancing Quality Urban Education, or BLAQUE, spent nearly $70,000 promoting the two women as candidates for change, a huge infusion of cash that helped Ford oust board president Pattie Mansur from her at-large seat.
New Board Members Say Kansas City Schools Made Some Strides, Just Not Fast Enough kbia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kbia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kansas City school board chair Pattie Mansur defeated by underdog newcomer Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Apr. 7 Kansas City school board chair Pattie Mansur lost her reelection bid Tuesday night to newcomer Tanesha Ford, in a race that drew an unusually large amount of outside spending.
According to unofficial results with all precincts reporting, Ford won the at-large seat with 8,319 votes, or 56.3%, to Mansur s 6,446 votes, or 43.7%.
In addition, two newcomers were vying for the seat in Sub-district 5, in the southeast part of the school district. Kandace Buckner won with 1,813 votes, or 50.7%, over Bruce Beatty s 1,765 votes, or 49.3%.
Incumbents Rita Cortes and Manuel Abarca were uncontested.
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