Kansas City School Ends 'First-Come, First-Served' Enrollment In Pursuit Of Something More Fair
/ Students read at Holliday Montessori, one of the Kansas City Public Schools that usually has a waitlist. Families can begin enrolling for the 2021-22 school year on Monday. Kansas City Public Schools parents won’t need to speed register their kids when enrollment opens Monday morning for next school year. In the past, that was the only way to guarantee a seat at a preferred school. “First come, first served is really not an equitable model,” said David Rand, the executive director of research and accountability for KCPS. “Not everyone has the means to not be working or to be able to...
Source: kcur.org