Area public schools push for tax incentive reforms

Article by Abby Hoover Managing Editor.

This week, Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) shared a report of the staggering impact tax abatements have had on the district, pushing for incentive reform.

In 2019, more than $164 million of tax revenues were abated or redirected within Kansas City, Mo. Of that, $30 million were abated from KCPS and in-district charter schools.

Overall, $45 million was abated from all the city’s school districts in 2019 – including Grandview C-4, Hickman Mills, Center, North Kansas City, Park Hill, Raytown and Platte R-3 school districts – by the city of Kansas City, Mo. […]

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