JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Lost in the debate over how much the state of Mississippi should spend on schools this year is an equally important question: How much should the state be expected to spend […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant says it’s time to update Mississippi’s school funding formula because the current one is outdated. Republican Bryant spoke Thursday to several hundred business people at an event sponsored […]
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Despite an eventful couple of days in discussions about rewriting the state education funding formula, the public is no closer to knowing what changes lawmakers will […]
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Seeking public input on possible changes to Mississippi’s education funding formula, many people are telling legislators the most important thing is more money. A number of […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they want to rewrite the state’s education funding formula to put more money into the classroom and less into administrative […]
PEARL, Mississippi — Supporters of a constitutional amendment to guarantee “an adequate and efficient system of free public schools” in Mississippi loaded up the bed of a Chevrolet pickup with 16 boxes and drove to […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jackson Public Schools are joining a lawsuit seeking to recover a shortfall in state education funding and bar future underfunding. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday to join, with two abstentions, said […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Six more Mississippi school districts are joining a lawsuit against the state over shortfalls in education funding. With the additions announced Monday, there are now 20 plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s public schools need an additional $312 million from lawmakers next year to fully fund the formula that determines how much money education is supposed to get, state education leaders said […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — School superintendents say that because Mississippi isn’t fully funding its education formula, their districts have fewer classroom aides, larger class sizes, outdated computers and aging buses. The Center for Education Innovation […]
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