Segment 1, beginning at 01:00: Why Kandace Buckner and Tanesha Ford wanted seats on the Kansas City Public Schools District board and what their goals are
/ Tenesha Ford (left) and Kandace Buckner were elected to the Kansas City Public Schools board in April.
Why Kandace Buckner and Tanesha Ford wanted seats on the Kansas City Public Schools District board and what their goals are for the district.
Buckner and Ford offer their views on charter schools, how well Superintendent Mark Bedell is doing and what barriers are holding the district s students back. Kandace Buckner says she would love for our district do a better job with improving family engagement. I think our families are a critical voice in the outcomes of our students.
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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.
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Tony s Kansas City
Tuesday, April 06, 2021
BLAQUE KANSAS CITY DEFEATS PRO PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS!!!
Local news didn t cover this contest and so urban activists turned to social media backed by
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WORTH OF ELECTION DARK MONEY to earn a solid victory.
Check the numbers confirmed about half an hour ago . . .
Kansas City School Board At-Large
Tanesha Ford - 8,319 -56.3%
Patricia Mansur - 6,446- 43.7%
Kansas City School Board Sub-District 5
Kandace Buckner - 1,813 50.7%
Bruce Beatty - 1,765 49.3%
We ll talk about this in the morning but for now it looks like Dr. Bedell won t be getting that $282K salary and Kansas City public schools will soon go through more upheaval.