Philanthropists tap the village to raise student performance in Kansas City schools

BY MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
mdwilliams@kcstar.com

There’s a new nonprofit in town, and it’s going after public schools in Kansas City with more than $50 million to help improve student performance within the next decade.

SchoolSmartKC is a collaboration funded by the Kauffman Foundation, the Hall Family Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation. Its goal is to close the achievement gap in public schools in Kansas City.

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