Voters overwhelmingly turned down a constitutional amendment for the special statewide school district. At issue were education funds and control.

Opponents of public school closures have new evidence of discrimination. A new study says school closures disproportionately harm Black and poor students.

VIA CNN: Superintendent John Covington called for the closing or consolidation of almost half of the schools in the Kansas City, Missouri, school district, and a school board voted Wednesday to approve the downsizing. Covington calls it the “right-size” plan,” but many residents say it’s plain wrong. A packed room of people watched the board […]