Missouri Senate passes bill funding charter schools without using public school money [View all]
A bill funding Missouri’s charter schools using state money awaits another House vote after members of the Senate passed it on Wednesday.
Senators voted 29-5, with the bill receiving broader bipartisan support compared to the House version, which earned few Democratic votes.
Under the bill House members passed by a vote of 85-67 more than a month ago, millions in public school funds from both Kansas City and St. Louis Public Schools would have been used to fix a so-called “glitch” in the funding formula to make up the difference in charter school funding.
Charter schools, which are independent schools that receive state funding, are for now only located in St. Louis and Kansas City. Currently, public schools receive more money per student than charter schools.
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