DEFUND KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS?!?!

New Missouri legislation could mean the death of the KCPS and even more urban core school districts across the Show-Me State.

Surprisingly, support for this move has garnered more than a bit of traction amongst many people of color and working-poor families. 

Here's a peek at the process moving forward . . .

The bills, which deal with charter school funding and establishing an open enrollment system, both earned 85 votes in support — just three above the minimum 82 votes needed. They both now head to the Senate for consideration.

The first, sponsored by Rep. Doug Richey, R-Excelsior Springs, would establish a formula by which school districts would transfer funds to charter schools based on student enrollment.

The second, sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollitt, R-Sedalia, would create an open enrollment system to allow students to transfer to a school district outside of the one in which they reside.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri legislators advance charter school measures

A pair of education bills supported by school-choice advocates narrowly passed out of the Missouri House this week, overcoming a diminished GOP majority that had threatened to doom their chances earlier in the legislative session. The bills, which deal with charter school funding and establishing an open enrollment system, both earned 85 votes in support - just three above the minimum 82 votes needed.