Mississippi lawmakers send $2.9 billion education funding formula rewrite to Gov. Reeves
A new school funding formula has been approved by the Mississippi Legislature.
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A new school funding formula has been approved by the Mississippi Legislature.
Under the first year of the new formula, K-12 education is supposed to receive an additional $230 million, about $50 million less than MAEP would have provided if fully funded.
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi House moved an alternative version of their INSPIRE Act, which is a Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) alternative. Negotiations on an alternative funding formula were fragile earlier this year. House leadership has made it clear that they will never put funding into the MAEP again. “The bottom line for […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader
The Mississippi House has revived the INSPIRE Act, but others still have concerns about where it came from.
Mississippi legislators are unlikely to create a new funding formula for public schools this year, after senators blocked a House proposal Tuesday.