After-school programs scaled back amid reduced funding
Mississippi officials say they only have enough federal money to subsidize after-school programs for a quarter of the students they originally projected to serve.
Miss. officials expect $10M for after-school programs
Mississippi officials now expect to have $10 million to spend on federally subsidized after-school programs in the current school year.
Governor criticizes education agency on after-school money
Gov. Phil Bryant is calling for immediate action by the state Board of Education to remedy misspending of federal money that’s threatening the state’s ability to fund after-school programs.
Miss. freezes after-school program funding
Funding for after-school programs serving 29,000 students across Mississippi has been frozen after the state Department of Education announced federal money that pays for them has been mishandled.