# Area public schools push for tax incentive reforms

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/area-public-schools-push-for-tax-incentive-reforms/
- Published: 2020-10-28T09:30:14-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at northeastnews.net Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio