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Mississippi public school funding still racially, economically divided


Decades after desegregation, Mississippi still funds schools along racial, economic lines
Lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at bridging the financial gap between districts, but a racial and economic divide still exists in the state.
Keisha Rowe, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Published
3:19 am UTC Jul. 16, 2021
This story is part of Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South to critically examine the legacy of the Confederacy, Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era and their influence on communities today.
Kiara Williams knew when her son, Taylen, was just 10 months old that he would never attend a public school in Greenwood, Mississippi, if she could help it. ....

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