The American Federation for Children – Missouri seeks to empower families, especially lower-income families, with the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children. We are a project of the American Federation for Children.
Any elementary or secondary school student who is a resident of Missouri and resides in any county with a charter form of government or any city with at least 30,000 residents who
Has an IEP or whose family total income does not exceed an amount equal to 200% ($98,050 for a family of four in 2021-2022) of the income standards used to qualify for free or reduced price lunches, and meets at least one of the following qualifications:
Attended a public school as a full-time student for at least one semester during the previous 12 months, or
Is eligible to begin kindergarten or first grade.
MISSOURI VOICES FOR CHOICE
Hear from parents, students, educators and advocates on the power of school choice in your state.
Our team focuses its time and resources on supporting state-level efforts to provide low-income and middle-income families with access to great schools through private school choice.
On Wednesday, Governor Mike Parson signed the Charter Equity bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly during the 2022 legislative session, officially “Fixing the Glitch” and
The Missouri General Assembly passed a bill equalizing funding for charter school students with their district school peers in a bipartisan vote Thursday. Under the
Today, Governor Mike Parson signed HB349 into law, creating the first private school choice program in the state of Missouri. This innovative program will grant families access to resources