Back to school money quote: "Few people want to admit that a lot of parents won't send their kids to KCMO schools simply because of racism."

Here is a truly great and thoughtful post about the KC School District.

And while I may not agree with the optimistic outlook . . . I do like the basic premise of the post.

Still, it's important that this local blogger points out that not every, single one of KC's school are failing . . . Just most of them. For me that's not exactly inspiring but you have to take hope where you can find it . . . And as another school year starts, in a district that has seen a mass exodus over a generation mostly due to integration I guess it's important to try to be hopeful and not think about the billions dumped down the drain over the years on KC Public Schools which still (by and large) don't live up to most expectations of parents for whatever reason.