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EXAM: Is Charter School Expansion Still Possible in Missouri?

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Publish Date: 2017-10-04 11:15:45
Description: A Missouri House bill that looked to expand charter school options across the state didn't make it through the Senate in May, but the issue of expanding charter schools in Missouri could return in future legislative sessions. Right now, charter schools are allowed only in Kansas City, St. Louis, and under limited conditions in other parts of the state. Missouri House Bill 634 aimed to change that. It passed the House, but didn’t make it out of committee and to a vote before the Missouri Senate adjourned. Legislators are free to pick up the issue again next session. But what exactly is a charter school?
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