Holloway: State underfunding burdens teachers
An Associated Press report claims the state underfunded Starkville School District by $12.08 million from Fiscal Year 2009-2015.
Miss. education money gap reaches $1.5B
Like most districts, the Lowndes County School District and the Columbus Municipal School District have been underfunded by the state over the past five years.
Amendment backers say enough voters have signed
Supporters of a constitutional amendment to guarantee “an adequate and efficient system of free public schools” in Mississippi loaded up the bed of a Chevrolet pickup with 16 boxes and drove to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann’s office Monday.
Our View: Musgrove makes case for MAEP lawsuit
Former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove met with The Dispatch editorial board on Wednesday to promote a lawsuit that would force the state to compensate school districts for the amount of money they have been under-funded since 2010.