Today Mayor Sly continues his efforts to smile in the face of Kansas City disaster . . .
Nevertheless . . .
CHECK KANSAS CITY MAYOR SLY JAMES DOUBLING DOWN WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT OF KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AFTER A MAJOR SETBACK!!!
However . . .
IF MAYOR SLY REALLY WANTED TO HELP OUT KANSAS CITY "SCHOLARS" AND FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION HE WOULD ADVOCATE FOR A BETTER SCHOOL TRANSFER POLICY TO ACCREDITED SCHOOLS!!!
Politicos and others on their payroll are doing their best to keep the last remaining families hostage to the UNACCREDITED while a simple look at attendance plummeting over time reveals that Kansas City has given up on the institution or KCPS hope for change.
Here's Mayor Sly James weighing in:
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR SLY JAMES ON KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
“I am not an education expert, but I am an education supporter and I know firsthand the impact education can have on someone’s life. The people of this community elected me to be the Mayor of our City, which encompasses 14 different school districts and thousands of young people. When one school district struggles, every district feels it. The stakes in this are big and they are bigger than any test score, single district, piece of legislation, or court case. We’re talking about lives. I am a father and a grandfather and I know how precious young lives are and the opportunity each represents. We need to seize this opportunity to do better by the young lives in this City, regardless of the zip code in which they reside. Every child has a right to a quality education.
I am optimistic that Dr. Green, his staff, and the students and families of Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) have turned the tide and are making positive advances that will not reverse. I also appreciate Dr. Nicastro’s results-driven leadership style and agree with her that the entire KCPS family deserves recognition for how far the district has come. The Commissioner’s decision is here so now we can stop worrying and wondering and get to the hard work of educating young people so that the future of this City is as bright as the minds I know sit in the seats of each school building.
The State Board meets in October and I will be closely following that meeting and encourage the entire community to do so. Nothing is more important that the education of our students.”
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Niggerville Edumakashun. world class.
ReplyDeleteRecall Sly.
ReplyDeleteKCMO has 14 different school districts?!?!? No wonder they all fall into the range of failing to mediocre. That is a ridiculously high number. How about consolidating them into I don’t know, let me pick a number smaller then 14. 3! North, Central and South.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, send them over to the suburban districts so they can spread their ghetto disease. What the fuck ever happened to self accountability? It's the kids AND the parents. Maybe if they actually pay attention and families started to give a damn about their child's education then DESE would give KCPS back their accredited status.
ReplyDeleteSly speak with forked tongue.
ReplyDeleteThe toy train is gonna make everyone happy!
ReplyDeleteDid Sly's nose keep growing like Leslie Nielsen's in Airplane when he gave this speech?
ReplyDeleteReeks of Sulfur
ReplyDelete5:09, yes, but rather than getting longer like Pinocchio, Sly's got wider like a chimp's.
ReplyDelete339, when you spew racism, all you end up doing is discrediting otherwise valid criticism of Sly.
ReplyDelete412, Parkhill has the #6 high school in the State. It's easier when your base is middle and upper income. Not easy, but easier.
525, #6th in the state ... of MO? Now that setting the bar high! NOT!
ReplyDeleteSly cares about people's lives?
ReplyDeleteCity Hall reeks of sulfur.
ReplyDeleteBest used car salesman around.
ReplyDeleteFree birth control to inter city kids will fix the school district, and crime problem in a generation or two.
ReplyDeleteWhen the mayor took office he stated he would visit schools in each district how many has e visited in KCPS? Only 30% of the students in the district are proficient or above in four areas! How do we fix our mouth to ask for provisional? Our children are suffering. There is enough blame from all the adults! Get involved go to the schools and help tutor a child in reading, math ect.
ReplyDeleteNo, there are 14 districts in the KC area. That includes NKC, Center, Independence, Hickman Mills, etc.
ReplyDeleteAnd Tony, the solution is just the opposite. KCPS is plagued by poverty, so the solution for them is to make schools safer and improve sports/arts programs. Sly could contribute to surrounding infrastructure and positive PR as well.
Get more kids who don't have poverty issues back into the district, find help for the kids with poverty issues, and save KCPS. We're not hostages. There are plenty of mediocre charter schools that I could put my kids in. I choose KCPS.
15 school districts, including a small piece of Kearney.
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