MISSOURI SCHOOL
CHOICE PROGRAMS
DISCOVER OPTIONS
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Educational Assistance Organizations
Active School Choice Program
This MO Scholars program provides families with flexible scholarship funds (up to $6,375) that they can put toward attending the eligible public, charter, virtual, private, or homeschool of their choice. Families can even use the funds for educational therapy or school transportation.
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Charter School Law
Active School Choice Program
There are more than 60 charter schools between the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City. Like traditional public schools, charter schools are public, free, and usually have no requirements for entry. Charter schools are allowed extra freedom to innovate with curriculum and learning methods and held accountable to authorizing bodies for results.
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Tax Credit Scholarship (Private & Public School)
Proposed Legislation
Senate Bill 226 would authorize a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to one hundred percent of tuition costs paid by the taxpayer for the attendance of one or more of the taxpayer's dependent children at one or more private schools or public schools located outside of the school district in which they reside.
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Tax Credit Scholarship (Home School)
Proposed Legislation
Senate Bill 81 would create a refundable tax credit for taxpayers in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the taxpayer's eligible education expenses incurring for educating a child at a home school.
Additional school choice programs and scholarships and more details on these programs can be found HERE.
This MOScholars program provides families with flexible scholarship funds (up to $6,375) that they can put toward attending the eligible public, charter, virtual, private, or homeschool of their choice. Families can even use the funds for educational therapy or school transportation.
Student Eligibility: students must have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or be from families earning up to 200 percent of the federal free-and-reduced-price lunch program. Students must also be from charter counties or cities with more than 30,000 residents.
Open Application Dates: Application Period Opens February, 1st 2023.
Educational Assistance Organizations
7/14/21
ENACTED
$25M
AUTHORIZED
Charter schools are independent public schools that are free for students to attend, but not part of the traditional local school district. They are exempt from some regulations that apply to traditional public schools.
Senate Bill 304, sponsored by Sen. Bill Eigel, R-Weldon Spring, would allow charter schools anywhere in a charter county — such as Jackson County — and in municipalities with more than 30,000 people. House Bill 158, sponsored by Rep. Michael O’Donnell, R-St. Louis County, does the same.
Student Eligibility:
Charter School Law
1/1/98
ENACTED
Senate Bill 226 would authorize a taxpayer to claim a tax credit in an amount equal to one hundred percent of tuition costs paid by the taxpayer for the attendance of one or more of the taxpayer's dependent children at one or more private schools or public schools located outside of the school district in which they reside.
Tax Credit Scholarship (Private & Public School)
2023
PROPOSED
Senate Bill 81 would create a refundable tax credit for taxpayers in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the taxpayer's eligible education expenses incurring for educating a child at a home school.