The K-12 funding bill conference report has passed the House and Senate. It underfunds the Mississippi Adequate Education Program by $255-million. The bill provides:
- $10-million increase in MAEP – MAEP will be underfunded by $255-million
- $60-million for a teacher pay raise
- Full funding of the Chickasaw Cession Interest Payment
- Full funding of the National Board Certification program
- $15-million for the literacy initiative
- $6-million for early childhood education
- $3-million – pre-k matching grant program
- $3-million – Mississippi Building Blocks (pre-k)
- $1.5-million for a merit pay pilot program in four districts (Clarksdale, Gulfport, Lamar County, Rankin County)
- $6-million for Teach for America
- $1.8-million for the State Longitudinal Data System
- $3.5-million for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in Schools program
- $2.2-million for a digital learning pilot program in two districts (Booneville and Hattiesburg)
