Had Enough?
Let’s Get Missouri Schools Back on Track
Our state tax dollars should stay with public schools, and Missouri children should get the money promised to our schools now—not in seven years. Democrats have sponsored legislation to expand early childhood education in Missouri while opposing Republican ideas that harm local education like vouchers and mandates.
The Facts
• The new funding plan passed last year is being phased in over seven years. Next year, schools will only receive 15% of what the plan says they need to educate children adequately.
• The Republicans’ voucher scheme shows they really don’t believe in public education. They call vouchers “scholarships,” but they are vouchers in disguise, siphoning money away from the schools that need it most.
• The new funding plan has not stopped the lawsuit over whether the state is fulfilling its Constitutional obligation to fund public education. In fact, more than 200 districts are still in court suing over the adequacy and equity of the new formula.
Can we afford to break our promise to Missouri children by forcing schools to wait seven years to receive adequate funding for education?
Literate and educated citizens are the bedrock of a strong democracy. Public schools guarantee the opportunity for literacy to every child, regardless of their family or economic background. Vouchers (or so-called scholarships) bleed money away from schools with the greatest need. Now is not the time to leave our most vulnerable children without the hope of adequate education.
Getting Missouri back on track means building up our schools—our future, not tearing them down.
The Facts
• The new funding plan passed last year is being phased in over seven years. Next year, schools will only receive 15% of what the plan says they need to educate children adequately.
• The Republicans’ voucher scheme shows they really don’t believe in public education. They call vouchers “scholarships,” but they are vouchers in disguise, siphoning money away from the schools that need it most.
• The new funding plan has not stopped the lawsuit over whether the state is fulfilling its Constitutional obligation to fund public education. In fact, more than 200 districts are still in court suing over the adequacy and equity of the new formula.
Can we afford to break our promise to Missouri children by forcing schools to wait seven years to receive adequate funding for education?
Literate and educated citizens are the bedrock of a strong democracy. Public schools guarantee the opportunity for literacy to every child, regardless of their family or economic background. Vouchers (or so-called scholarships) bleed money away from schools with the greatest need. Now is not the time to leave our most vulnerable children without the hope of adequate education.
Getting Missouri back on track means building up our schools—our future, not tearing them down.
