The district says the tax rate would stay the same whether or not voters approve the bond.
Maria Benevento
Maria Benevento is The Beacon’s education reporter. She joined The Beacon as a Report for America corps member. In addition to her work at The Beacon, she’s reported for the National Catholic Reporter, Columbia Missourian and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Her education reporting began in 2017, and she became a full-time Kansas City education reporter with The Beacon in mid-2021. She graduated from Creighton University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in theology and American studies. In 2021, she graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a master's degree in journalism. She’s lived in Missouri most of her life and first moved to Kansas City in 2017.
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Teacher salaries and building updates: Park Hill has two tax increases on the ballot April 8
Proposition G would raise the operating tax rate to support teacher salary increases. Proposition O would allow the district to borrow money for building renovations and replacements.
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KCPS wants to pass its first bond in decades. Here’s what to know before you vote April 8.
The bond plan calls for building new elementary schools, major renovations and reopening Southwest High School as a middle school.
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What you need to know about the Lee’s Summit school bond on the ballot April 8
The district says a $225 million bond won’t increase the tax rate. Here’s how it would be used.
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Q&A: These Raytown school board candidates want your vote April 8
Candidates want to see teachers paid more, but are split on nearly every other issue.
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Voter guide: Candidates for the Hickman Mills school board explain their priorities
Candidates answer questions about high-profile education issues and how they think the board can improve.
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Where North Kansas City school board candidates stand on the issues
The candidates answered questions about immigration enforcement, technology and transgender students.
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These candidates want to be on the Lee’s Summit school board for the next 3 years
All candidates responded to questions about teacher pay, immigration enforcement in schools and the bond issue on the April 8 ballot.
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Meet the Kansas City Public Schools board candidates for the April 2025 election
All seven candidates support the district’s bond issue, but they have differing views on how well the district tackles sensitive topics in the classroom.
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UMKC students can make less than minimum wage. One group is fighting for $25 an hour.
An exemption for certain employers means public college students don’t always benefit from Missouri’s new minimum wage at their on-campus jobs.