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Teachers at Kansas City Public Schools will soon be paid the highest starting salaries in the region — but just by a smidge. The school board approved a new union contract in the middle of a widespread teacher shortage that's making districts across the region compete to recruit and retain educators.
That there are fewer candidates this year may be a return to the status quo, but it prevents the public from weighing in on who should govern local school districts.
City estimates show Kansas City Public Schools missed out on $45 million in tax revenue last year because of tax breaks for developers and businesses — and that amount has only been growing over the last five years.
Kansas City Public Schools has made ambitious recommendations to improve academics and buildings that will require voter-approved bonds.
The Kansas City council is set to debate a suite of ordinances that would change how the city awards tax breaks. While the mayor says it will streamline a complicated process, critics argue the plan prioritizes development at the expense of poor and working class residents.