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Mississippi Republicans consider school funding changes after Initiative 42 fails

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they want to change Mississippi’s education funding formula to try to push more money into classrooms and less into administrative expenses. The comments by Lt. Gov. […]

Initiative 42 fails: Mississippi voters reject school funding measure

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters rejected any change to the state constitution to bolster public school funding, defeating Initiative 42 on Tuesday. The defeat ended years of work to support a plan to guarantee […]