State budget sets aside additional 300 million for school funding – WICS (Springfield)

State budget sets aside additional 300 million for school funding – WICS (Springfield)

The total amount of funding allocated for ISBE’s program is $8.94 billion, as part of an ongoing program.

Legislature adds $16 million to education funding formula, other areas of the K-12 budget - Mississippi Monitor

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune   Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar Jr., R-Leakesville, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis – Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)   The budget for the K-12 public education system in Mississippi has been set, with lawmakers increasing the student funding formula by $16 million over the prior year. State Senator Dennis DeBar (R), Chairman of the Senate Educa…