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JACKSON, Miss. – Today State Auditor Shad White sent a letter to Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann with his recommendations on ways state government can put more K-12 education dollars into teachers’ salaries and the classroom.
“Mississippi spends a greater percentage of our K-12 budget on administrative costs than every other state in the South with the exception of Washington, DC,” White said. Even worse, K-12 administrative spending increased from 2006 to 2021 while the amount of inside-the-classroom spending went down and the number of students in K-12 schools decreased.”
Auditor White has proposed a bill that would require 50% of all new education funds to go towards teacher salaries, which would result in a $13,000 pay raise for teachers.
“As the son of a 35-year public school teacher and grandson of two public school teachers, I know the importance of getting more money into teachers’ salaries,” said White. “It’s just common sense: spending money in the classroom makes the biggest difference for students.”
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Shad White has always been ahead of the game of improvement in MS. I know it’s a team effort to provide good services and to strive to do better for MS. But I think Shad White must get up earlier than ALL of us. I hope his feet stay firmly planted in MS!!