Mississippi state Rep. Kabir Karriem, D-Columbus, asks a question regarding the Mississippi Student Funding Formula, a new plan that would give districts a boost in funding for students who can be more expensive to educate, Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The proposed legislation was approved by the House. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
FILE - Mississippi state Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, asks a question during a floor debate in the Senate chamber, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. Hill voted against a proposed new school funding formula, Saturday, April 27, 2024, after saying she's concerned about the level of spending on teaching English as a second language. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Mississippi House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, left, and vice chairman Kent McCarty, R-Hattiesburg, confer as they explain the Mississippi Student Funding Formula, a new plan that would give districts a boost in funding for students who can be more expensive to educate, before the House, Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The legislators voted to pass the funding formula, which now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
FILE - Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, center, confers with Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, R-West, left, and Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, after his State of the State address to a joint session of the Mississippi State Legislature, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss. Reeves signed legislation Wednesday, May 8, 2024, to change Mississippi's school funding formula beginning July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)