More Topics on Funding Response to State Auditor’s Report on School Spending Funding Infograph: MAEP vs. Neighbor StatesSenate Strike-all Amendment to HB 957EdBuild/HB 957 versus MAEP 2025 Projection by School DistrictEdBuild/HB 957 versus K-12 Funding in Barbour Administration and Current AdministrationHow Mississippi Measures Up to Other States’ Investment in EducationSchool District Underfunding by MS, Neighbor States, and U.S. Average StandardsGraph: Measuring MS School Underfunding Against Neighbor States and U.S. AverageGraph: Measuring MS Per-student Funding and Poverty Against Neighbor States, Massachusetts, and U.S. AverageCurrent School Funding Law versus MAEP RevampMAEP Revamp – Objective Formula for Base Student Cost is EssentialMississippi Adequate Education ProgramMAEP Fully Funded in 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2009MAEP Funding Won’t Cover Teacher Salaries in Many DistrictsYear-Over-Year MAEP IncreasesAdequate Funding is Needed to Make Mississippi Competitive60% MythSchool District Fund BalancesStatute on Budget CutsState Auditor’s Statement on Rainy Day FundState Teacher Salary Schedule (Includes pay raise passed in 2019 Legislative Session)Initiative 42 – Constitutional AmendmentChickasaw Cession