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St. Louis Public Schools legislative committee to condense 2026 platform, prioritize funding and local control
Summary
The district's legislative committee asked staff to slim the 2026 legislative platform to a short list of priorities — including foundation funding, the transportation formula, protections for local control and a charter "certificate of need" — and set a timeline for an October vote and an early-November legislators' breakfast.
The St. Louis Public Schools legislative committee voted to move forward with a condensed 2026 legislative platform and asked staff to return a revised draft in early November for a legislative breakfast with city and county legislators. The committee met virtually and discussed funding, local control and school safety on Sept. 11, 2025.
The committee’s decision to tighten the platform followed a legislative update about recent activity at the state capitol and concerns the board may face increased scrutiny from state leaders. Steve, a staff member who provided the update, recommended condensing the platform to about five core priorities and circulating a numbered draft for committee review.
Committee members said the streamlined package should emphasize why it matters to the district. “I think we need to condense our legislative platform to the main areas that we care about and that are important to us,” Steve (staff member) said, adding that the committee should approve a final draft in early November so it can be taken to a legislators’…
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