More than 20 Mississippi districts won't be able to absorb proposed cuts, official says

Mississippi Education Superintendent Hank Bounds says more than 20 school districts won't be able to absorb the budget cuts Gov. Haley Barbour is making for K-12 public education. Those districts rely heavily on the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a funding formula that pays for elementary and secondary schools. Bounds said some districts may survive the reduced funding by shutting down sports programs or eliminating cafeteria, maintenance and school bus driving jobs. But more than 20 districts "can cut everything possible ... and they still won't make it." To read The Biloxi Sun-Herald article, click here.