US EditionMissouri governor calls for task force to keep state education funding flat
- On June 2, 2025, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe brought together the School Funding Modernization Task Force in Jefferson City to develop a new approach for allocating public school funds within the state.
- Kehoe created the group by executive order due to a $300 million funding gap above his January budget and a multiplier increase requiring more resources.
- The task force, chaired by State Sen. Rusty Black and involving state officials and business leaders, must recommend a formula addressing equity and funding adequacy by December 1, 2026.
- A 2023 study found the current formula disadvantages districts with many low-income students, while members like economics professor Michael Podgursky discussed incorporating school choice and performance incentives.
- Kehoe seeks funding consistent with the 2025 budget to control public education costs, aiming to reduce unpredictability and encourage financial incentives for high performance.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri governor calls for task force to keep state education funding flat
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s policy director said a new formula for funding public schools should align with levels $300 million behind the legislature’s recommendations.
Missouri task force begins work to revise the way the state funds K-12 public schools - Missourinet
Missouri’s equation to fund K-12 public schools has not been significantly revised in 20 years. A new 16-member statewide task force has begun its work to change the foundation formula. Gov. Mike Kehoe created the panel, which is made up of urban and rural, traditional and nontraditional, academia, legislators, and industry leaders. “We want to […]
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KOMU 8State task force to overhaul education funding holds first meeting
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Missouri governor calls for task force to keep state education funding flat • Missouri Independent
State Sen. Rusty Black, R-Chillicothe, chairs the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force meeting Monday afternoon (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).A group of state officials and business leaders tasked by Gov. Mike Kehoe with creating a new formula to fund Missouri’s public schools gathered for the first time on Monday under an expectation that funding should be below what lawmakers approved earlier this year. Halle Herbert, the…
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