Mississippi House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Loyd Roberson II, R-Starkville, speaks about a bill under the committee's consideration as both chambers of the Mississippi State Legislature face a deadline for their respective committees to report on general bills originating in their own chamber, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are considering proposals to rewrite the funding formula for public schools. Senate Bill 2332 would revise the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the formula that has been fully funded only twice since it became law in 1997.