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Missouri Religious Schools Reap Nearly All the Benefit of State-Funded School Vouchers
Nearly 98% of MOScholars funding supports religious schools, with 2,329 scholarships awarded in August and waitlists cleared by increased state revenue.
- Nearly 98% of state funding for private-school vouchers is allocated to religious institutions, including Catholic, Christian, Jewish, and Islamic schools.
- MOScholars provided $15.2 million in scholarships for the 2024-25 school year, with $15.6 million in invoices received in August alone.
- Most of the 2,329 scholarships awarded in August went to religious schools, with only 59 awarded to nonreligious schools.
- The increased funding resolved waitlists, with all qualified students receiving scholarships this year, according to Bright Futures Fund representatives.
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Springfield News-LeaderReposted by 
Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia Daily TribuneMissouri religious schools reap nearly all the benefit of state-funded school vouchers
In the first month of direct state aid for Missouri’s K-12 scholarship program, 98% of funds went to religious institutions.
·Springfield, United States
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Missouri Independent+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Nearly all state funding for Missouri school vouchers used for religious schools
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and School in Jefferson City, as pictured Sept. 20, 2024, received scholarships for 22 students this August through the MOScholars program. MOScholars, which provides private school vouchers, expanded this fall with an infusion of state funds (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)State funding of private-school vouchers is primarily being used for students attending religious institutions, with nearly 98% o…
·St. Louis, United States
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution83% Left
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources lean Left
83% Left
L 83%
C 17%
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