Revolucion Educativa - RevEd

June is Immigrant Heritage Month.

Immigrants are part of Kansas City’s past, present, and future. At a time when many immigrant families are facing fear, political attacks, economic pressure, and increased enforcement activity, it can be hard to know how to support them.

Here is what you can do this month:

⭐Share trusted Know Your Rights resources.
⭐ Support immigrant-owned businesses.
⭐Donate to local legal and family support organizations.
⭐Speak up when immigrants are blamed or targeted.
⭐ If immigration enforcement activity happens near you, stay calm, keep distance, document only if it is safe, and connect people to trusted support.

Immigrant families should not have to face this moment alone.

Celebrate immigrants. Support immigrants. Now more than ever.

A partir del 1 de junio, regresan las tarifas de autobús de RideKC en Kansas City.

Para las familias, estudiantes, trabajadores y miembros de la comunidad que dependen del autobús, es importante prepararse ahora.

Tarifas regulares:
$2 por viaje
$4 pase diario
$20 pase semanal
$62.50 pase mensual

No se aceptará efectivo dentro del autobús. Los pasajeros pueden pagar con tarjeta contactless, billetera móvil, la aplicación RideKCGO o un pase físico.

Hay tarifas gratuitas o reducidas para algunas personas elegibles, incluyendo jóvenes, adultos mayores, personas de bajos ingresos, personas con Medicare y personas con discapacidades. Además, United Way of Greater Kansas City está ofreciendo pases con descuento a las personas que califican: unitedwaygkc.org/ridekc/

Aprenda cómo pagar, dónde comprar pases y cómo solicitar tarifas reducidas: ridekc.org/fares

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Beginning June 1, RideKC bus fares return across Kansas City.

For families, students, workers, and community members who rely on the bus, this is important to plan for now.

Standard fares will be:
$2 single ride
$4 day pass
$20 weekly pass
$62.50 monthly pass

Cash will not be accepted on the bus. Riders can pay with a tap-to-pay card, mobile wallet, the RideKCGO app, or a physical pass.

Free and reduced fares may be available for eligible riders, including youth, older adults, low-income riders, Medicare cardholders, and people with disabilities.

Additionally, United Way of Greater Kansas City are providing discounted passes to those who qualify: unitedwaygkc.org/ridekc/

Learn how to pay, where to buy passes, and how to apply for reduced fares: ridekc.org/fares

Kansas has a real opportunity to get the school funding formula right, which means funding specialized supports for students who require them - including support for students with disabilities. As many areas of the state see huge growth in Spanish-speaking residents, building a funding formula that supports these families and their children's needs is an investment in retaining the future workforce, boosting economic growth, and making Kansas a welcoming place for all.

Getting school funding right in Kansas matters for students, schools, educators and the rest of us • Kansas Reflector Kansas legislators are doing something deserving of recognition.They are working carefully to improve the state’s K–12 funding formula.

Last week The Beacon reported changes at two local charter schools. RevEd Executive Director says parents must be well-informed to hold schools accountable to high standards.

https://thebeaconnews.org/stories/2026/05/18/kansas-city-charter-schools-changes/

88.5% of Hispanic Americans ages 25 to 29 hold a high school diploma. 30 years ago, that number was 58%. Every Hispanic and Latino senior graduating this season is part of a success story that is still being written. Imagine where we will be in another 30 years!

Congratulations, Class of 2026! — Revolución Educativa

Las familias merecen saber dónde está su estudiante antes del último día de clases.

Esta semana, pregunte en su escuela sobre:
• El progreso académico de su hijo en lectura, matemáticas y materias clave (pida ejemplos específicos, no solo notas)
• Los documentos que debe guardar: boleta final, plan IEP o 504, registros médicos y de vacunación
• Cómo la escuela se comunicará durante el verano, y quién será el contacto principal
• Los apoyos que su hijo necesitará el próximo año (tutoría, intervención del habla, transporte, programas)

La información clara es poder. Las preguntas que hacen las familias no son interrupciones, son parte de la responsabilidad pública de las escuelas. Familias informadas construyen escuelas más responsables.

Guarde este post, o compártalo con otra familia.

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Families deserve to know where their student stands before the last day of school.

This week, ask your school about:
• Your student's progress in reading, math, and core subjects (ask for specific examples, not just grades)
• Documents to save: final report card, IEP or 504 plan, immunization and health records
• How the school will communicate over the summer, and who the point of contact will be
• The supports your student will need next year (tutoring, speech intervention, transportation, programs)

Clear information is power. The questions families ask are not interruptions, they are part of public school accountability. Informed families build more accountable schools.

Save this post, or share it with another family.

The right to be understood is the right to learn.

For Hispanic and Latino families in Kansas City, education advocacy means making sure language is never the barrier between a student and their classroom, or between a family and the school making decisions about that student. When a child cannot hear, speak, or be understood in their classroom, learning suffers. When a family cannot understand a teacher, an IEP meeting, or a school notice in their language, participation suffers.

Ask your school:
• What speech, language, and hearing supports are available?
• How is interpretation provided to families?
• Who is responsible when communication breaks down?

Families deserve to be informed participants in their child's learning. That requires real communication, not translation that arrives after the decision has already been made.

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El derecho a ser comprendido es el derecho a aprender.

Para las familias hispanas y latinas en Kansas City, la defensa educativa significa asegurar que el idioma nunca sea la barrera entre un estudiante y su salón, o entre una familia y la escuela que toma decisiones sobre ese estudiante. Cuando un niño no puede oír, hablar o ser comprendido en su salón, su aprendizaje sufre. Cuando una familia no puede entender al maestro, una reunión del IEP o una notificación escolar en su idioma, su participación sufre.

Pregunte en su escuela:
• ¿Qué apoyos de habla, lenguaje y audición están disponibles?
• ¿Cómo se ofrece interpretación a las familias?
• ¿Quién es responsable cuando la comunicación falla?

Las familias merecen ser participantes informadas en el aprendizaje de sus hijos. Eso requiere comunicación verdadera, no una traducción que llega después de que la decisión ya se tomó.

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, and RevEd recognizes the speech-language pathologists, audiologists, bilingual educators, and interpreters who make communication possible in Kansas City schools.

Kansas City Public Schools is gathering public feedback on its FY27 budget through an online budget tool. The survey gives community members a chance to review budget categories, consider tradeoffs, and share what they believe should be protected or prioritized.

Budget decisions affect the daily experience of students: staffing, transportation, student support, language access, school safety, enrichment, and the resources available in classrooms.

Hispanic and Latino families deserve to be part of these conversations before decisions are made.

Take a few minutes to complete the KCPS budget feedback survey. Your perspective belongs in the process.

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Kansas City Public Schools está recopilando comentarios públicos sobre su presupuesto del año fiscal 2027 a través de una herramienta en línea. La encuesta permite que los miembros de la comunidad revisen categorías del presupuesto, consideren diferentes prioridades y compartan qué creen que debe protegerse o priorizarse.

Las decisiones presupuestarias afectan la experiencia diaria de los estudiantes: el personal escolar, el transporte, el apoyo estudiantil, el acceso al idioma, la seguridad escolar, los programas de enriquecimiento y los recursos disponibles en las aulas.

Las familias hispanas y latinas merecen ser parte de estas conversaciones antes de que se tomen las decisiones.

Tómese unos minutos para completar la encuesta de comentarios sobre el presupuesto de KCPS. Su perspectiva pertenece en este proceso.

School districts across the Kansas City region are navigating declining enrollment, state funding shortfalls, special education underfunding, expiring federal relief dollars, and local property tax decisions. In several districts, those pressures are already leading to staff reductions, school consolidation plans, program changes, higher fees, and deeper reliance on reserves.

For Hispanic and Latino families, these decisions can affect class sizes, transportation, mental health support, language access, special education services, after-school programs, and the stability students need throughout the school year.

Families should not hear about budget decisions only after the cuts are already made.

Districts need to communicate clearly about what is being protected, what is being reduced, and how families can weigh in before decisions are finalized.

Attend a school board meeting or reach out to your local district. Ask how budget decisions will affect students, families, and the support your school community depends on.

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Los distritos escolares en la región de Kansas City están enfrentando una disminución en la matrícula, faltas de fondos estatales, fondos insuficientes para educación especial, el fin de fondos federales de emergencia y decisiones relacionadas con impuestos locales a la propiedad. En varios distritos, estas presiones ya están llevando a reducciones de personal, planes de consolidación de escuelas, cambios en programas, aumento de cuotas y mayor uso de reservas financieras.

Para las familias hispanas y latinas, estas decisiones pueden afectar el tamaño de las clases, el transporte, el apoyo de salud mental, el acceso al idioma, los servicios de educación especial, los programas después de la escuela y la estabilidad que los estudiantes necesitan durante el año escolar.

Las familias no deberían enterarse de las decisiones presupuestarias solo después de que los recortes ya se hayan hecho.

Los distritos deben comunicar claramente qué se está protegiendo, qué se está reduciendo y cómo las familias pueden participar antes de que las decisiones sean finales.

Asista a una reunión de la junta escolar o comuníquese con su distrito local. Pregunte cómo las decisiones presupuestarias afectarán a los estudiantes, las familias y los apoyos de los que depende su comunidad escolar.

Schools around Kansas City are shrinking staff and programs over budget deficits School leaders in the Kansas City area are grappling with how to balance their budgets and continue serving students as they face declining enrollment, state funding shortfalls and property tax caps.