By AP/KWMU
Jefferson City, MO – The Missouri Senate passed on Wednesday legislation that would allow the state to put more money into the so-called Career Ladder program. That's the program that allows teachers to up to an additional $5,000 for the extra time they spend tutoring students or working with parents.
About 17,000 Missouri teachers take part in the program. School districts pay part of the tab for the extra pay; the state pays the rest but is limited in just how much it can spend. The measure would remove that restriction.