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St. Louis Public Schools legislative committee approves platform, adds ESA transparency item
Summary
The legislative committee unanimously approved its 2025-26 legislative priorities and platform Oct. 9, adopting language opposing tax shifts that would reduce school funding and adding a new item calling for transparency on Education Savings Account (ESA) funding.
The St. Louis Public Schools legislative committee unanimously approved its 2025-26 legislative priorities and platform on Oct. 9, adopting minor language revisions and adding a new priority calling for transparency around state funds diverted to nonpublic education programs such as Education Savings Accounts.
The vote matters because the platform directs the district’s lobbyists and district leaders as they meet legislators in Jefferson City in January. Committee members said clearer language will help communicate priorities — including opposition to tax changes that would reduce education funding and a call…
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