Kansas City Shutters Half of Public Schools
Posted March 11th, 2010 at 9:20 AM by Jeff A. TaylorThe KC school board voted 5-4 to close 26 schools, leaving it operating 33 schools — the same number it had in 1889, back when enrollment in the system was also under 18,000, the same as today.
March 11th, 2010 at 10:40 am
KC public schools cannot compete in the market. From the Fox News report: “Many students have left for publicly funded charter schools, private and parochial schools and the suburbs.”
H/T: AG
March 11th, 2010 at 11:54 am
[...] Deck takes note of the same story I heard on NPR this morning: The KC school board voted 5-4 to close 26 schools, [...]
March 11th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
What a surprise that the MSM isn’t reporting those enrollment numbers.