The new Mississippi Student Funding Formula (MSFF), adopted by the Legislature in 2024 as the mechanism for funding public schools, begins with a base student cost that is determined by an objective formula which has four components: Instructional – Calculated by dividing Mississippi’s average teacher salary (includes local supplements) by the average number of students […]
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In the 2024 Legislative Session, the House proposed a plan to strike the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) from law and replace it with Investing in the Needs of Students to Prioritize, Impact and Reform Education (INSPIRE), via House Bill 1453. The INSPIRE plan includes no objective formula for determining base student cost, allowing the
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In the 2024 Legislative Session, the Senate proposed amendments to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) via Senate Bill 2332. These amendments include adjustments to the inflation component that were put forward but not enacted in 2023. SB 2332 amends the MAEP to increase the maximum amount in local contribution that wealthier school districts must
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Dark Money and School Board Elections “…parents, teachers, and public school advocates warn of huge sums of money coming from outside their communities to influence local politics and bankroll school board candidates who support school privatization…backed by deep-pocketed organizations and individuals who intend to disrupt local school governance in order to impose forms of schools
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A modified proposal for Revive Prep Charter School (K-8) was approved yesterday by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Originally authorized by the board in 2018, Revive Prep had received two extensions since that time prior to the updated application made earlier this spring. Operated by RePublic Charter Schools, which runs three other charter schools
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The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board voted yesterday to approve a proposal by SR1 to open SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, serving grades K-5 in Canton. In its first year, 2022-2023, the school plans to serve 150 students in grades K-1. The board rejected an application for a charter school in Bolivar County. Earlier
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