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Opinion  |  Russ Latino  • 
January 20, 2026

The Legislature’s added billions in new education funding, their opponents still accuse them of ‘underfunding’

If the Mississippi Legislature is attempting to “defund” or “pillage” Mississippi’s public schools, they really suck at it. Per pupil spending, via state appropriations, has increased by a whopping 73 percent in a decade.
Opinion  |  Patricia Levesque  • 
January 16, 2026

Mississippi continues to raise educational standards, with opportunities ahead

Mississippi is at a unique crossroads: celebrating what’s already been accomplished and tackling what still needs to be done.