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Missouri Schools Face Funding Freeze | Springfield Missouri News
Missouri’s education board has stunned educators by refusing to ask for more school funding next year, sticking with the same $4.28 billion request — the first time since 2017 they’ve held steady. School leaders say they anticipated this due to a shaky state budget and have been preparing to avoid classroom disruptions. But the move is forcing local districts to shoulder more tax pressure, while education unions blast it as a broken promise, citing a $300 million shortfall and ignoring teacher concerns amid staffing shortages and rising costs. With lawmakers and the governor still to decide…
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