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🌱 How a $400,000 state shortfall could hit Bowling Green schools

Bowling Green, Missouri Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How a $400,000 state shortfall could hit Bowling Green schools

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
  • Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missouri School Leaders Warn of Budget Strain (missourinet.com) — Bowling Green’s school district is facing about $400,000 less in state funding this year, which local leaders say could affect staffing, salaries, and building upkeep. Superintendent Nick Larson warns taxpayers may eventually be asked to cover more costs, while Rep. Chad Perkins of Bowling Green insists schools are fully funded under current law as a statewide task force rethinks Missouri’s 20-year-old funding formula.
   

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