Missouri education department’s A-F school grading plan comes with warnings

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 774

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education sent its plan Tuesday for grading public schools on an “A” through “F” scale to Gov. Mike Kehoe, fulfilling a directive from his January executive order while warning that the work will come with new costs.

The 24-page proposal estimates it will cost $518,000 to create the grade cards and require $715,100 annually for the staff and software to maintain them. Most of these costs are …

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