Every student has a benefit under this plan.
Special education is another example.
The provision is meant to sweeten the bill in order to garner votes from legislators who don't represent either St. Louis or Kansas City. Proponents of these funds say it costs more to educate children in areas with high concentrations of poverty, but some rural lawmakers argue their districts educate poor children, too. The bill also revamps the St. Louis School Board and includes a provision to allow charter schools in the St. Louis and Kansas City school districts. Sen. Ken Jacob, D-Columbia, tried but failed to strip all charter school language from the bill. It should float on its own.