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The Monday Poll: Are prospects brightening for schools in Kansas City and elsewhere?

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Mark Bedell, the choice for Kansas City Public Schools superintendent, talked to district patrons at a forum at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts.
Mark Bedell, the choice for Kansas City Public Schools superintendent, talked to district patrons at a forum at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts. Joe Ledford jledford@kcstar.com

The naming of Mark T. Bedell as the next superintendent of the Kansas City Public Schools last week marked a significant education-related development, but hardly the only one of late.

Schools, teachers, testing and education financing continue to make big news in the state capitals and nationwide.

We’d like to get your opinions on the hiring of Bedell, an assistant superintendent at Baltimore County Public Schools, and other developments that affect area schools and education generally.

Poll results will be available online on Tuesday and in print on Wednesday. Mobile users, click here.

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This story was originally published January 22, 2016 at 6:17 PM with the headline "The Monday Poll: Are prospects brightening for schools in Kansas City and elsewhere?."

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