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Kansas City Public Schools saw about an 80% increase this year in new students arriving from other countries. Several of the schools with the highest growth rates this year were at risk of closure about 18 months ago.
Missing students: Kansas City, Missouri, school leaders notice sustained drop in enrollment School leaders puzzled by sustained drop in student enrollment School leaders puzzled by sustained drop in student enrollment and last updated 2021-04-27 18:25:01-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â There's a common bond between school administrators working in the public school system in Kansas City, Missouri and the city's charter schools: a puzzling drop in student enrollment. At Citizens of the World Charter Schools, enrollment for the 2021-22 school year is down 35 percent. "So many families are enduring s...
/ 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...