Public-School Funding Showdown Looms in Mississippi Legislature Over Competing Plans
A conflict is building among Mississippi legislative leaders over whether to tweak an education funding formula or ditch it and set a new one.
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A conflict is building among Mississippi legislative leaders over whether to tweak an education funding formula or ditch it and set a new one.
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