Missouri competes for over $4 billion in federal education money

Monday, November 23, 2009 | 4:49 p.m. CST; updated 5:37 p.m. CST, Monday, November 23, 2009

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri must be willing to overhaul its education system and develop new teaching methods to compete for more than $4 billion in federal funds, the state's top education and political leaders said Monday.

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