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With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered up just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries
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Missouri students across the state could get scholarships for private school if state lawmakers are successful in expanding the current tax credit program.
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Representative Doug Richey proposed a new tax credit bill to benefit non-public school families.
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The University of Missouri system would receive a little over 500 million of the budgeted spending.
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Supporters believe they have momentum, though GOP infighting in the Senate could doom their chances.
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Missouri’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program will gain a new partner in one of the state’s largest public education institutions.
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Some outed teachers and others in prominent fields have lost their jobs, raising questions about personal freedoms.
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A new report found Missouri’s rural teachers are paid better only than those in Arkansas.
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As advocates are eager to expand eligibility for use of public funds for private schools, MOScholars participants face months-long waits for tuition aid.
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Columbia and Jefferson City each will receive $300,000 for safety upgrades.