Missouri budget cuts threaten plan to show grade-level performance on state tests

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 1,121

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A law passed last year to add a measure for grade-level equivalency as part of Missouri’s standardized test reports may be scrapped as a casualty of the state’s budgetary woes.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requested $1 million to add grade-level equivalency to the Missouri Assessment Program, which would largely be a one-time expense. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s recommended budget excludes this item, one of $600 million in proposed cuts.

Without this money, …

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