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Author Archives: Maria Benevento

Maria Benevento is the education reporter at The Kansas City Beacon. She is a Report for America corps member. Follow her on Twitter @MariaFBenevento.

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Winning school board candidates according to preliminary election results
Posted inEducation

The votes are in for 2023 Kansas City-area school board elections

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento April 5, 2023April 5, 2023
North Kansas City Schools Board of Education candidates Laura Wagner, Brian Mercer and Maren Stoflet
Posted inEducation

Seven questions with the 2023 North Kansas City school board candidates 

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 22, 2023April 6, 2023
Kansas City Public Schools Board of Education write-in candidates Monica Curls and Jay Gray.
Posted inEducation

What happens when there are no KCPS school board candidates on the ballot?

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 17, 2023April 6, 2023
Raytown school board candidates Shaun Bryant, Michael Watson Jr., Rick Moore, Nodie Newton III, Jules Sneddon and Madelyne Douglas.
Posted inEducation

Meet your 2023 Raytown school board candidates

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 14, 2023April 6, 2023
Liberty Public Schools school board candidates Angela Reed, AJ Byrd, Kira Montuori, Brian Ahart and Amanda Beers.
Posted inEducation

These are the priorities for the 2023 Liberty school board candidates

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 10, 2023April 6, 2023
LSR7 school board candidates David Grady, William Peterson, Regina Garrett, Erica Miller, Kamile Johnson, Stacy Cronhardt and Kathryn Campbell.
Posted inEducation

Five questions with your 2023 Lee’s Summit R-7 school board candidates

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 7, 2023April 6, 2023
Hickman Mills school board candidates
Posted inEducation

Meet the Hickman Mills school board candidates

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento March 2, 2023April 6, 2023
An empty chair during a school board meeting
Posted inEducation

Where have all the candidates gone? Several KC-area school districts cancel elections

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
A school board meeeting
Posted inEducation

Here’s how to file for the KCPS school board special election

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento February 17, 2023February 17, 2023
A paraprofessional puts her hand over a student's
Posted inEducation

These potential future teachers are already in KC schools

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento February 15, 2023February 16, 2023

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