Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher-like K-12 scholarships

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Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher-like K-12 scholarships
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K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday signed a bill expanding the voucher-like program statewide. The scholarship accounts are funded by private donors in exchange for tax credits.

FILE - Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address on Jan. 18, 2023, in Jefferson K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships under legislation signed Tuesday, May 7, 2024, by Parson. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships underThe voucher-like scholarship program, which takes effect Aug.

Missouri’s current private school scholarship program limits recipients to residents of the state’s largest cities and to families who earn less than 200% of the federal poverty level, which works out to $62,400 a year for a family of four.Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program

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