Art Credit: KC Education Enterprise | Illustration Credit: 123rf stock image | Logo Credit: North Kansas City Schools
Campaigns are underway for Board of Education seats in ten local districts, and election day will be Tuesday, April 3. In the North Kansas City School District, five candidates are running for three seats:
Aleasie “Lisa” Branch
- Has responded to KC Education Enterprise survey: https://kceducationenterprise.org/2012/03/25/north-kansas-city-school-board-candidate-aleasie-lisa-branch/
- Has not completed the Kansas City Star’s Midwest Democracy Project survey
- No campaign website
- Facebook personal page with campaign information: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1071428247
Jeffrey “Chip” Luerding
- Has responded to KC Education Enterprise survey: https://kceducationenterprise.org/2012/02/26/north-kansas-city-school-board-candidate-jeff-chip-luerding/
- Has not completed the Kansas City Star’s Midwest Democracy Project survey
- No campaign website
- No Facebook campaign page
Melissa Roberts (Incumbent)
- Has responded to KC Education Enterprise survey: https://kceducationenterprise.org/2012/02/10/north-kansas-city-school-board-candidate-melissa-roberts/
- Has not completed the Kansas City Star’s Midwest Democracy Project survey
- No campaign website
- No Facebook campaign page
Jay Wilson
- Has responded to KC Education Enterprise survey: https://kceducationenterprise.org/2012/02/27/north-kansas-city-school-board-candidate-jay-wilson/
- Has not completed the Kansas City Star’s Midwest Democracy Project survey
- No campaign website
- Facebook campaign page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Jay-Wilson-for-the-NKC-School-Board/220314764733018
Dixie Youngers (Incumbent)
- Has responded to the KC Education Enterprise survey: https://kceducationenterprise.org/2012/02/29/north-kansas-city-school-board-candidate-dixie-youngers/
- Has not responded to the Kansas City Star Midwest Democracy Project survey
- Website: http://www.poptoghosting.com/DY/index.html
- Facebook campaign page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Citizens-for-Dixie-Youngers-for-School-Board/166485913472037
Kansas City Star recommendations: http://tinyurl.com/7kvrpm6 and http://tinyurl.com/cjmjrlz
Missouri NEA recommendations: http://www.mnea.org/Missouri/Recommendations.aspx
If any readers have additional information about these candidates, please comment below or contact KC Education Enterprise editor JoLynne Walz Martinez, [email protected]
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