K-12 Public School Finance in Mississippi: A History and Policy Analysis.

Author

Shadrack Tucker White

Date of Award

2008

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Political Science

First Advisor

John Winkle

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

Covers the history of the funds and formulas used to finance Mississippi's K-12 public education system. Follows these schemes through the use of the Literary Fund, the Per Capita Fund, the Equalizing Fund, the Minimum Foundation Program, and the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP), Mississippi's current funding formula. Describes the MAEP calculation method and an analysis of current finance flaws. Follows with policy recommendations.

Recommended Citation

White, Shadrack Tucker, "K-12 Public School Finance in Mississippi: A History and Policy Analysis." (2008). Honors Theses. 2457.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2457

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