The Pros of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP)

Question

Instructions

Do a search for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program,

or the funding plan for your state, and pick a side - pro or con - to the

position that the plan adequately funds education in your district. The funding    debate has fuel the fire for breaks in public schools to form new separate

districts as well as Charter         schools. Some insist that schools are funded

adequately to provide effective education while others         argue that certain

necessities are not funded or at least underfunded.

Pro might include:

What are the basic areas funded?

How is the amount for each area determined?

      OR

Con might include:

What areas should be funded differently based upon the

community served?

What areas should be funded that are not?