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School leaders and city council members want to create ways for students to become more involved in government.
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Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
In 1973, Congress approved the Home Rule Act that gave the city a mayor and city council.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Home rule allows residents to elect their own mayor and city council.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
The report is a compilation of STAAR scores in every campus in the city, including schools in 12 school districts and 13 charter school networks, broken out by city council district.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
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Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
In 1973, Congress approved the Home Rule Act that gave the city a mayor and city council.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Home rule allows residents to elect their own mayor and city council.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
The report is a compilation of STAAR scores in every campus in the city, including schools in 12 school districts and 13 charter school networks, broken out by city council district.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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