GOP leaders could seek revamp of Miss. school budget plans

(AP) — Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they want to change Mississippi's education funding formula to try to push more money into classrooms and less into administrative expenses.

The comments by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn came a day after voters defeated Initiative 42, a citizen-sponsored education proposal that would have allowed people to sue in chancery court if school funding falls short.

[...] critics have said that revamping the education program could hurt districts with struggling local tax bases, which often face higher expenses of educating children from impoverished backgrounds.

[...] they are our friends.

Grant Callen is founder and president of Empower Mississippi, a group that opposed 42 and supports programs that could steer public money into private schools.