Missouri education board declines to seek $300 million increase in school aid

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 2 days, 22 hours ago

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The Missouri State Board of Education declined Tuesday to seek the roughly $300 million increase needed to fully fund the state’s public school funding formula next year, opting instead to request lawmakers allocate the same amount schools are receiving this year.

The decision came after board members deadlocked over the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s proposed budget and whether the state should request money officials acknowledge lawmakers are unlikely to provide.

After the …

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