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Governor Matt Blunt

Dear friends,

I am pleased to present to you the homepage for Our Students  First - First Class Education Missouri - an exciting new reform that I believe can provide our public schools with much of the resources they need to fulfill their vital mission to our children.

In my State of the State address this year, I pledged to lead Missouri in a new direction, creating a state government that respects the people and responds to their needs. The first priority of this work is ensuring that all Missouri children can reach their full potential by making education our highest public policy and budget priority. Putting our students first by providing a first class education can make a real difference in enhancing students' lives.

By securing a benchmark standard that guides education dollars directly to the classroom, Our Student First - First Class Education represents a gateway reform that invests in our future and positively affects the lives of Missouri's children - the leaders of tomorrow.

I hope that you will join me and the proud Missourians working to bring world-class schools to our state by making First Class Education a reality.

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Blunt's Amendment calls for more money in the classroom

(KIRKSVILLE)  Missouri Governor Matt Blunt wants more dollars to be spent in the classroom. Ironically, some school administrators are opposed.

Blunt's proposed plan would require public school districts to spend at least 65% of their funding on student instruction.

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Spend more school money in the classroom

More than 100 Missouri school districts do more than talk about putting students first. They walk the walk. They do it. With confident, can-do budgeting, these schools deliver 65 percent of the public's education dollar, or more, di rectly to classrooms, which is where learning occurs.

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School decides to keep unlicensed superintendent

The school board in Climax Springs has decided to keep its superintendent, even though the state Board of Education revoked his teaching and administrative licenses after he was convicted of stealing money from a school where he was previously employed.

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Many schools chiefs draw top pay

When recent news reports shined a light on administrative salaries and significant raises in the St. Louis Public Schools, many people were shocked. Twelve district employees make $100,000 or more a year.

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65 cent Study - The Center for Ethics and The Free Market

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The 65¢ Proposal
 
The goal is for each school district in a state to spend at least 65% of its operating budget on classroom instruction as defined by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
If a school district is currently spending less than 65% on classroom instruction, it would need to increase that amount by 2% or more per year until the 65% goal is reached.
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