Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

The Mississippi House has sent the Senate appropriations bills that seek to provide $5,000 in teacher pay raises as well as raising the base student cost nearly $500 per student, among other provisions.

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House - Mississippi Monitor

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune   Mississippi House of Representatives (Photo from Speaker Jason White on Facebook)     Two appropriation bills were passed in the Mississippi House on Thursday concerning the state’s K-12 education system. Combined, the bills provide just over $5 billion in funding for education in Mississippi. Funding for state general education programs and the Mississippi Student Funding Formula under HB 1935 is being prop…