Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville, left, acknowledges the efforts of Senate Education Committee Vice Chairman David Blount, D-Jackson, center, and House Education Committee Vice Chairman Kent McCarty, R-Hattiesburg, to support public school education, but called for the continued efforts of educators, parents and business leaders to encourage lawmakers to secure yearly full funding for the public schools, Thursday, March 23, 2023, at a Mississippi Association of Educators news conference at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers on Friday were still trying to decide how much money the state will spend on public schools during this election year, even as education advocates continued to push for a substantial increase.
