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Superintendent warns school-choice proposals at state level could affect district funding and staffing
Summary
Louisville Municipal School District superintendent told the board he has heard reports of a possible special legislative session addressing “school freedom” and school-choice measures that could change per-pupil funding and portability rules, and urged families to engage with lawmakers.
The Louisville Municipal School District superintendent briefed the board on district happenings and warned that state-level moves on “school freedom” or school-choice legislation could reach the fall special session and materially affect the district’s finances and operations.
The superintendent said the legislation under discussion could bundle teacher pay or retirement fixes with broad school-choice measures, making it politically difficult for local educators and leaders to oppose. He told the board that Mississippi currently has six of seven choice indicators, and full portability — the option to…
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