On Wednesday, the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) presented its application for nearly $750 million in federal funding to the state Senate Committee on Education.
The state's largest teacher union, the Missouri National Education Association (MNEA), argued in court on Friday that public school teachers should be represented by either a single union, or none.
On Monday night, Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia) told the Columbia Board of Education that more cuts to the state budget seemed certain, and that the steep decline in state tax revenues would likely affect funding for public schools.
Lawsuits filed on behalf of two district affiliates of the Missouri National Education Association have moved forward. The Springfield union affiliate has appealed a judge's decision that teachers can choose between single, multiple, or no union representation, and a case filed by the Bayless union affiliate will go to trial in December.
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