Rally at the Capitol for more public education funding
People from all across the state met at the Capitol on Thursday to deliver a message to lawmakers for more funding for public schools. ...
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Senate appropriations funds MAEP as backup
Whether or not the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Formula will change is up to lawmakers–and the discussion surrounding it, if it were to happen this...
Budget cuts get bipartisan reactions
Governor Phil Bryant has ordered another budget cut of less than one percent to the state’s budget. This time, the tax cut has impacted the...
Changes in public ed funding formula not yet off the table
Though the bills that would have brought up changing the formula that is used for funding public education died in the legislative session, changing that...
Mississippians to foot the bill if education isn’t discussed in session
Funding for public education is one of the top topics hanging over your lawmakers’ heads this session, and if it isn’t brought up soon, taxpayers...
Education reform needs more than money
When the bills to discuss how public school funding would be altered died on the Senate floor Thursday, it eliminated the possibility of conversation without...
Education formula revamp bills die in the session
The bills that would take up the recommendations to alter the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula have died. The formula, which dictates how public schools...
MAEP formula in limbo as lawmakers look for change possibilities
There’s a potential catch-22 brewing in the Capitol as lawmakers evaluate the recommendations that have been made regarding how to change the formula by which...
EdBuild to present recommendations for school funding to legislators today
JACKSON, MISS– Joint legislative committees for Education and Appropriations will hear recommendations on how to change the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula. ...
EdBuild report not in yet, Gov says there’s a lot to process
JACKSON, MISS– The non-profit organization EdBuild, hired from New Jersey to make recommendations for change on the Mississippi Adequate Education Program Formula, has yet to turn...