KCPS Teacher Dorms Coming Soon?!?

Today's reminder that a career in education is probably a mistake and it's one of many low paying careers that are seemingly no longer sustainable in today's economy . . . 

"Many newer teachers — who have to contend with initial classroom supply costs and escalating student loan payments — and KCPS staff fall into the growing number of people whose wages aren’t keeping up with the rising cost of essentials. Housing is the single biggest expense for most people, and KCPS has noticed that a lack of affordable housing options means it’s harder to keep teachers.

"One solution might be found in a building the school district already owns that is sitting empty in one of the city’s premier neighborhoods.

"The district is angling to convert the vacant Bryant School — a century-old building at Wornall and Westover roads, just south of the Country Club Plaza and Loose Park — into affordable housing for its employees."

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

Priced out: KCPS eyes vacant historic school building for teacher housing in Brookside

The Bryant School has sat vacant since 2009. KCPS wants to convert it into workforce housing - if they get a proposal that neighbors and teachers can support.