USD 500 KCK plans huge property tax hike with bloated admin staff and poor student outcomes

The USD 500 Kansas City (Kansas) school district wants to increase property taxes by about 20% to avoid making what it described to the Kansas City Star as “notable cuts.” District officials carefully avoided putting a percentage on the tax increase, but the math tells the story. Board members voted 4-3 to propose raising the total … Continue reading USD 500 KCK plans huge property tax hike with bloated admin staff and poor student outcomes