Newsflash: Deseg Push Back Might Cut Kansas City School Cash & NOBODY Cares . . .

Bad economic times on the low-end cuts both ways . . . We contend that urban communities won't fight for higher taxes that don't offer much in the way of educational attainment . . . In fairness, here's reporting to the contrary . . . 

"Every school district in Missouri besides KCPS must have its mill levy, the rate at which property is taxed, approved by voters if it exceeds a floor of 2.75 per $100 of assessed value. In Kansas City, the school board can change the mill levy as long as it doesn’t exceed a court-ordered mill levy rate of 4.9599 per $100 of assessed value.

"Kansas City Public Schools have been exempt from a Missouri law that limits tax increases for 30 years, but a proposed constitutional amendment could bring the district in line with the rest of the state. The district has maintained its current property tax structure for 30 years, due to court-ordered desegregation remedies."

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

KC Schools' taxing power could be lessened by Missouri bill. Will it cut revenue?

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