Mo. budget shortfall could prompt school cuts

Friday, January 22, 2010

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's public schools may be forced to freeze salaries, expand classes, cut extracurricular activities or seek local tax increases to cope with a funding shortfall, education advocates warned Thursday.

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