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By Peter Rugg
Published on February 13, 2008 at 2:00am
Laurie Hines doesn't have any kids in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District, but that doesn't stop her from worrying how her tax dollars are being spent. "I can't understand why all these problems haven't been made right over the years," Hines says. "It's not that they don't have the money to do it."Troubled by the recent resignation of Superintendent Anthony Amato and an upcoming Board of Education race with only one contested seat, Hines organized a public forum for education discussion. Speakers on the bill include school board members Bill Eddy and Joel Pelofsky. "I want this to be like Phil Donahue," Hines says. "Just have a facilitator go around and take people's questions." If the meeting is a success, Hines will go after state education administrators, teachers and anyone else who will agree to face the public's questions. "A Community Conversation on Education" runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at the Broadway United Methodist Church (406 West 74th Street, 816-363-4084).
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