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Sen. Beck says $50 million in direct state funding for private school scholarships subsidizes the rich

Sen. Beck says $50 million in direct state funding for private school scholarships subsidizes the rich

by Anthony Morabith | Feb 3, 2025 | Education, News, Politics / Govt

Senate Democratic Leader Doug Beck, D-Affton, is critical of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s $53.7 billion budget proposal, saying it would underfund K-12 public schools by about $300 million. Beck accuses Republicans of wanting to lower the state’s commitment to public education....
Missouri bill attempts to incentivize school five days a week, boost teacher pay

Missouri bill attempts to incentivize school five days a week, boost teacher pay

by Alisa Nelson | Feb 21, 2024 | Education, News

Roughly 170 of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts operate four days a week, but there’s a legislative effort that could limit who offers the shortened weeks. Sen. Doug Beck, D-Affton, wants to require districts with more than 30,000 residents to hold school...
Missouri Senate debate on initiative petition changes began on Monday

Missouri Senate debate on initiative petition changes began on Monday

by Anthony Morabith | Feb 14, 2024 | News

The Missouri Senate began debate this week about whether to make it tougher to approve a vote of the people through the initiative petition process. The upper chamber spent several hours Monday and Tuesday debating the proposal. Initiative petitions are a way to...
Missouri bill attempts to incentivize school five days a week, boost teacher pay

Missouri’s legislative effort to restrict four-day school weeks is dead – for now

by Alisa Nelson | May 15, 2023 | Education, News

The Missouri Legislature’s session has ended without passing restrictions on four-day school weeks. Roughly 160 of Missouri’s more than 500 school districts have the shortened weeks in class. Most of the districts operating four days a week are rural ones, but larger...

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