Education

School funding issues rarely stop at 1 judge: analysis

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The claim that one Hinds County judge could ultimately decide the fate of Mississippi’s school finance system if voters amend the state constitution appears unlikely. If experience in other states is […]

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Ballot could confuse Mississippi voters on school funding plans

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People pushing a school funding proposal said Tuesday that Mississippi’s largest county has taken an already confusing ballot format and made it worse. More than 100,000 voters signed petitions to put […]

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State high court deals blow to Initiative 42 supporters

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Supporters of a school funding initiative have lost a battle in the Mississippi Supreme Court. In a split decision Thursday, justices ruled that a Hinds County circuit judge should not have […]

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SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENT Bryant asks court to reject rewording of initiative ballot JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant says no court should have the power to reword how the Legislature phrased its version of […]

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Mississippi House votes for alternative wording for state funding amendment

JACKSON, Missisisppi (AP) — Republicans pushed through a proposal for alternate wording for a state constitutional referendum on school funding Tuesday, as supporters of the original language howled that the effort aimed to sabotage the November […]