Jefferson City : Rural School Funding Faces Severe Cuts

Jefferson City : Rural School Funding Faces Severe Cuts (Jefferson City, MO) Approximately 100 Missouri school districts are looking at budget cuts as a result of inaction by Congress on the Secure Rural Schools Program. In 1908, federal lands began being removed from local tax bases. As a result, the federal government initiated payments to local communities to offset the lost tax revenue.http://921news.com/jefferson-city-rural-school-funding-faces-severe-cuts/