House revives its school funding formula day after Senate kills it by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 10, 2024 House leaders resuscitated their revised school funding formula Wednesday – a day after the Senate killed it.
would replace the longstanding Mississippi Adequate Education Program as the vehicle used to provide state funds to local school districts for their basic operation. , Roberson said, “This will give us one more opportunity to give the Senate a chance to look at this and do what is best and right for our school children.” The amended bill passed 103-16 and now goes back to the Senate. House Speaker Jason White said, “I have clearly communicated with Senate leadership the House position that we have funded MAEP for the last time.” READ MORE: Senate shelves House education funding rewrite. DeBar vows to work on it in off season Before the vote, Rep.