Lawmakers craft final Missouri budget plan with no increase for public education programs

By: Rudi Keller, Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 1,734

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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There are no increases in basic state aid to public schools or higher education in the compromise Missouri budget worked out Monday in a day-long conference.

As a result, lawmakers will not fund the $190 million cost of a 2024 education law as requested by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For community colleges and state universities, it means no abrupt change to a plan that allocates funding based on enrollment, which …

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