Touring schools in Branson, state’s top education leaders talk uncertainty K-12 funding
BRANSON MO NEWS: Buy PhotoMargie Vandeven, commissioner of education for Missouri, talks with Branson High School principal Jack Harris during a tour on Friday, January 27, 2017.(Photo: Andrew Jansen/News-Leader)Buy PhotoBRANSON — At the end of her inaugural visit to the Branson district, Missouri Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven was happy to talk about the good things she saw happening in classrooms there.She was reserved, however, when the topic of money for public schools came up.Missouri predicts a significant funding shortfall for next year and the new governor, sworn in just weeks ago, faces tough decisions in trying to square up the budget. His proposed spending plan is expected Wednesday.Until then, Vandeven and others — including state Board of Education member Peter Herschend — acknowledge it is difficult to know how K-12 will fare next year, when compared to other priorities.A sizable bump in K-12 funding is a long shot. Experts say it is more likely funding will stay relatively flat and there is a chance it will drop.Buy PhotoMargie Vandeven, commissioner of education for Missouri, talks with Branson High School junior Alex Brown as senior Tori O’Dell films them on Friday, January 27, 2017. (Photo: Andrew Jansen/News-Leader)”We’ll know more when …
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