'We want any public school student to be able to go to another public school without the home district being able to hold them against their will and the state portion of the per-pupil cost to follow that child,' White said.
Speaker White wants to make it easier for Mississippi students to switch school districts by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 10, 2024 House Speaker Jason White on Monday said he supports changing state law to make it easier for K-12 students to transfer to other public schools outside their home districts.
“And somehow or another, I’ve got to be able some kind of way to earn Mississippians’ trust on that issue as we move in that direction.” But White, who attended both public and private schools as a child, told attendees that while he supports a significant voucher system, his goal is not to “blow up public education.
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