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Education  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
February 20, 2026

Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House

The Mississippi House has sent the Senate appropriations bills that seek to provide $5,000 in teacher pay raises as well as raising the base student cost nearly $500 per student, among other provisions.
Education  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 19, 2026

Mississippi public school graduation rate rises to over 90%, dropout rate falls to 7%

Compared to the prior school year in 2023-24, the graduation rate for 2024-25 increased by 1.6 percentage points while the dropout rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points.