Rural school districts face funding uncertainty after Department of Education cuts

After the presidential administration called Thursday for dismantling the Department of Education, future distribution of federal Title Ⅰ funds for high-poverty schools could be up in the air.

In mid-Missouri, many rural school districts rely on these funds.

Tipton R-VⅠ School District in Moniteau County uses Title Ⅰ funding to hire reading and math specialists, said superintendent Terry Robinson…

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