Governor Haley Barbour, in his 2011 State of the State address, stated that school districts had over $400-million in reserve. Some might wonder why schools aren’t using these “reserves” to cover the dramatic shortfalls in state funding they have experienced over the last few years. What are Fund Balances? School district cash flow reserve funds (to which some […]
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Education Week has released its Quality Counts “report card” on the nation’s public schools. The good news is that our Standards and Accountability once again received outstanding grades with an overall Standards, Assessment and Accountability grade of B+, ranking us just above the national average and in the top half of all states. Our standards are high and
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The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) has adopted its official Legislative Budget Recommendation, calling for level funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) and near-level funding for all of K-12 and other state agencies. The Legislative Budget Recommendation is considered the baseline for formal budget negotiations which will begin in January after the Legislature convenes the
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (LBC) is due to make its budget recommendation in the next few weeks, and its recommendation is considered the baseline budget from which the Legislature will begin to structure the state budget for the coming year. The committee of 6 Representatives and 6 Senators, led by Speaker Billy McCoy and Lt. Governor
When the House of Representatives and the Senate fail to agree on any portion of a piece of legislation, conference can be invited by the chamber in which the bill originated in order to work out the differences. When conference is invited, a conference committee is formed to negotiate the compromise. The conference committee is
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Click on the links below for information about some of Governor Barbour’s budget recommendations and budget cuts since 2008. Governor Barbour’s FY12 (2011-2012) Budget Recommendation Barbour Pushes $65-Million Cut (FY12) Governor Barbour’s FY11 (2010-2011) Budget Recommendation The Parents’ Campaign’s Response to Governor Barbour’s FY11 Budget Recommendation Governor Barbour’s Revised FY11 Budget January 2010 Budget Cuts
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Governor Barbour has indicated recently that he intends to cut state agency budgets to address the state’s revenue shortfall and that he is likely to start with K-12 education. We at The Parents’ Campaign believe cutting school budgets first would be bad policy for a number of reasons, and we urge Governor Barbour to take
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Governor Barbour yesterday submitted to the Mississippi Legislature his budget recommendations for the 2009 fiscal year. His budget reflects the cautionary approach to spending he urged legislators to employ in anticipation of low revenue collections. The governor’s budget calls for a $2.5-million increase over current year funding to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program.
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In August of 2010, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Education Jobs bill which generated $98-million for Mississippi schools. The purpose of the bill was to supplement state education funding, which had been cut dramatically in most states due to the recession. Education Jobs funding flows directly to school districts on a reimbursment basis and
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Federal Stabilization Funds are federal dollars that were appropriated to states as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Some of these dollars flowed to school districts in the way of competitive grants, but the largest part of the Stabilization Fund flowed to states to help them maintain the higher of
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