JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A consensus appears to be emerging among Republican leaders in the Mississippi Legislature to spend more on K-12 education in the 2016 budget, as the 2015 elections approach, but how much money would go to the funding formula remains unclear.
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves Monday said he wants to spend $110 million more next year on public education, including roughly $40 million needed for the second year of a teacher pay raise.
Last week, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill designed to transfer roughly the same amount of money to K-12 schools next year.
While House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson favors putting most money into the Mississippi Adequate Education Funding formula, Reeves is less committal.
Democrats, too, favor spending more money, and want it to go to the formula.
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