Missouri Governor Proposes $112 Million Increase In K-12 Funding

WDAF-TV Kansas City, MO (1/19) reported on its Website that "Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon [D] proposed flat funding for public schools and cuts to colleges Wednesday while acknowledging during his annual State of the State speech that 'times are tough.'" Under Nixon's proposed budget, K-12 schools would get "an additional $112 million during the current year, thanks to an influx of federal money that must be spent this school year. But it would cut schools by $112 million next year." Based on the state's current funding formula, schools "would be due an increase of about $233 million next year," WDAF notes.