Flanked by members of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Speaker of the House Jason White, R-West, left, Mississippi House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, at podium, speaks to reporters about the body's Wednesday's passage of a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools, replacing the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi Senate Education Committee Chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, discusses legislation that makes changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. Lydia Chassaniol, R-Winona, consults a funding graph as she monitors a floor debate on making changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. David Jordan, D-Greenwood, asks a question during a floor debate on legislation that makes changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Flanked by legislators, Mississippi Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Jason White, R-West, at the podium, speaks at a news conference about the body voting Wednesday to set a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools, replacing the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Flanked by legislators, Mississippi Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Jason White, R-West, at the podium, speaks at a news conference about the body voting Wednesday to set a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools, replacing the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi state Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, left, confers with House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, second from left, state Rep. Daryl Porter, D-Summit, second from right, and House Education Committee Vice Chairman Rep. Kent McCarty, right, about his concerns on the body's Wednesday passage of a funding alternative to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) called the Inspire Act, which proponents say is a simpler funding formula and more equitable to the public school districts, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in the House chamber at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Jason White, R-West, speaks at a news conference about the body voting Wednesday to set a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools, replacing the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi House Education Committee Vice Chairman Kent McCarty, R-Hattiesburg, right, speaks with state Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, about the House's passage Wednesday of a funding alternative to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) called the Inspire Act, which proponents say is a simpler funding formula and more equitable to the public school districts, in the House chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, asks a question during a floor debate on legislation that makes changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi State Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, attends a floor debate on making changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)