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Missouri State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Charter Schools Information Center

Overview
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1998 22 10,342

Statewide Support Organizations
Missouri Charter Public School Association
 Missouri Charter Schools Information Center
 Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
News
Public Charter Schools Expand in Kansas City 11/3/08
Missouri Public Charter School Unionizes 5/18/08
Federal Appeals Court Favors Kansas City School District in Charter Funding Issue 3/3/08
Missouri Charter Schools "Cry Foul" Over Funding Loss 12/4/07
St. Louis Mayor Hopes to Draw Families Back to the City with Charter Schools 11/11/07

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Resources
Missouri Charter Schools Conference, Columbia (October 16-17)
The charter school experiment in Kansas City, Missouri: A study of democratic localism in education



Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter Schools Laws under "Charter Schools"

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   The Kansas City and St. Louis school boards, a community college or a public four-year college/university located in, adjacent to or providing services in the Kansas City and St. Louis school districts with an approved teacher education program that meets regional or national standards of accreditation.

Length of charter:   5-10 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. Charter schools can open only in the Kansas City and St. Louis school districts. Conversions can total up to 5 percent of operating public schools.

Funding:   Charter schools receive their funding from the school district.