Elle Moxley
/ KCUR 89.3
Originally published on January 7, 2021 2:32 pm
Charter advocates are once again hoping Missouri lawmakers will change how schools are funded to give them access to more local revenue.
Doug Thaman, the executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association, said charter schools aren’t getting their fair share of property taxes.
“There are local lines of funding that were left out of state law, and a portion of property tax is locked in at a rate that is from 2005, so going on 16 years,” Thaman said.
MCPSA estimates charters receive about $1,000 less per pupil than traditional public schools as a result.