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Veteran Teachers in MO and KS Receive Low Pay, Take Second Jobs, Qualify for Public Benefits
Annual salaries for veteran Missouri teachers are below the median state income. Teachers in Missouri and Kansas who head households of four or more qualify for multiple state aid programs designed to assist low-income residents. In Missouri, more than 16 percent of teachers take second jobs to make ends meet (that isn’t counting summer jobs), … Continue reading
Economic Segregation in Kansas Public Schools
Public schools in the state of Kansas spend less money to educate students of color than they do to educate white students, according to a study released late last month. In Kansas and almost half of other sates, as the number of minority students in a school increases, the amount the district spends to educate … Continue reading
