Missouri school funding task force nears final recommendations

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 1,083

Last Updated: 3 days, 5 hours ago


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The Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force is entering the final stretch of its 15 months of meetings, preparing a set of recommendations that could change the way the state funds public education.

The group is poised to review a draft of its plan to update the public school funding formula on Oct. 19 — the first of just two meetings scheduled before the task force’s report is due to Gov. Mike Kehoe in December.

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