KC School Board Approves Troost, Longfellow Closures

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  • Longfellow Elementary in Midtown Kansas City is one of two schools that will close at the end of the school year. Photo/Carlos Moreno, KCUR 89.3
    Longfellow Elementary in Midtown Kansas City is one of two schools that will close at the end of the school year. Photo/Carlos Moreno, KCUR 89.3
  • Citing low academic performance and an aging building, Kansas City Public Schools officials will close Troost Elementary at the end of the school year. Photo/Jodi Fortino, KCUR 89.3
    Citing low academic performance and an aging building, Kansas City Public Schools officials will close Troost Elementary at the end of the school year. Photo/Jodi Fortino, KCUR 89.3
    (First published January 25, 2023 at 10:49 PM CST) The Kansas City Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close Troost and Longfellow elementary schools at the end of the academic year, following weeks of pushback from families. Board members voted 2-4 to close the schools, scaling back the district’s original proposal to close 10 schools. The audience a...

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