School districts getting pinched by diesel prices
Going to the fuel pump is getting uncomfortable for Northland school districts.
Diesel fuel prices across the United States are increasing at a faster rate than gasoline. And just like individual families, school district administrators are looking in their collective wallets, scratching their heads and wondering where to get the money.
FOUR FOR FOUR
Things were going really well for Park Hill High’s Andre McDonald at the Class 4 District 8 track meet.
McDonald had uncorked a 23-foot, 10-inch long jump to win that competition, breezed through the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.15 seconds, and needed to clear just one height to win the high jump.
After 30 years, electrician of the mind prepares to retire
After 30 years of being an educator in North Kansas City Schools, Ellen Nelson is getting ready for some long afternoon tea times and thick novels.
School district sells home at $17,000 loss
Count North Kansas City Schools’ latest student-built home as another victim of the housing market downturn.
School district officials agreed to sell the home at 4005 N. Chestnut Ave. for $129,000 during a May 6 Board of Education meeting. The sale price amounts to about a $17,000 loss for the district.
The North Chestnut Avenue home was built during the 2006-2007 school year by students enrolled in the district’s building trades program. The three-bedroom, two-bath house is 1,520 square feet.
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