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Missouri education board declines to seek $300 million increase in school aid
The board instead asked lawmakers to keep school aid at this year’s level as officials cited a $300 million shortfall and slower revenue growth.
- On Tuesday, The Missouri State Board declined to seek the roughly $300 million increase needed to fully fund the school formula, opting instead to request lawmakers allocate the same amount schools are receiving this year.
- Board members deadlocked over the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education budget, weighing the duty to advocate for schools against the reality that lawmakers are unlikely to provide additional funds.
- The Department previously cut its supplemental budget request from $159 million to $73 million, eliminating $4 million for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and $3 million for data reporting maintenance.
- Mike Matousek of Kansas City said the request was not serious, while Kerry Casey of Chesterfield urged the board to advocate for full funding alongside respect for general revenue.
- Missouri's funding gap is widening, with lawmakers providing about $190 million less than the formula requires this year and another roughly $110 million increase expected for fiscal 2028.
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Missouri education board declines to seek $300 million increase in school aid
After a stalemate, the board voted to keep its foundation formula request flat despite rising costs under state law.
·Cherokee County, United States
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