October 7, 2014
Luther Munford, the Butler Snow attorney who filed the petition, said Mississippi's ranking on education funding against other states justifies the need for full funding of MAEP. Munford cited statistics showing Mississippi is 33 percent short of the national per student spending—13 percent below Alabama.
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