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Leadership
Your Governor:
Mike Kehoe (R) (50)
First Term Began in 2025 (Two Term Limit)
As a state senator Mike Kehoe voted consistently to expand charter schools to cities and areas with low-performing districts. . We look forward to now-Governor Kehoe’s details as to how he will expand the choices of parents and propel education innovation in the Show-Me state.
STATE LEGISLATURE:
Legislators embraced the effort to expand on the existing tax credit program so that more families could take advantage of their own tax dollars and choose the best provider that fits the needs of their family.
Constitutional Issues
Missouri has a Compelled Support Clause and Blaine Amendments, and the Missouri Supreme Court has issued restrictive interpretations, not prohibiting educational choice programs, but shedding doubt on their constitutionality under current interpretations.
Transparency
School report cards can be found under the School Data subheading on Missouri’s Department of Education website. While the report card contains a lot of data, the report cards are not very user- friendly and easy to navigate. Report cards are comprehensive and up-to-date, but are somewhat cumbersome, requiring users to flip through multiple different tabs and scroll through small tables to locate the information they are looking for.
Information on charter schools can be easily found on the homepage, under the “Adults & Community” tab, which is important for being transparent with all options available to students.
School Board elections in Missouri occur separately from the general election cycle, often resulting in reduced parental influence and a diminished ability to make their voices heard due to lower voter turnout.