Rebel Bert

Bottom line is not every family can keep up with the Jones. So if your nephew, neice, or neighbor needs a little help then help. It doesn't have to be NIL. Just make sure some of their needs are met if you have extra. And if Piggly Wiggly in 1A/2A school towns, Walmart in larger towns won't to give to player as NIL then sign the documents and bring the kid in for image and likeness as it was intended as I heard on the radio that Daq would receive NIL funds but at the same time Daq will be down at the Ford dealership in Starkville advertising and making TV ads.

Tax write off for local Piggly Wiggly's.

State wide NIL bill. 1 $10,000 to the student signed by student and parent on contract. 2 Anything over that amount will be put into a trust until student turns 18 or graduates. 3 Over $10,000 must be reported to MHSAA with no administrative duties by MHSAA 4 All school employees can not be involved with giving out money, contract negotiation, etc, etc. 5 The money must come from a business person, car dealership, sewing factory, etc with consult of their lawyers(legal contract), etc.

State wide NIL bill. 1 $10,000 to the student signed by student and parent on contract. 2 Anything over that amount will be put into a trust until student turns 18 or graduates. 3 Over $10,000 must be reported to MHSAA with no administrative duties by MHSAA 4 All school employees can not be involved with giving out money, contract negotiation, etc, etc. 5 The money must come from a business person, car dealership, sewing factory, etc with consult of their lawyers(legal contract), etc.

Rural counties like Wilkinson, Perry, Smith to name a few are going away because of no industry in the county. No industry means no jobs means everyone is not coming back after college, after joining the military. Then u end up with 1 county school and then it struggles to survive.

The last sentence in Section 1 keeps MHSAA rules in place. Many of these bills are start to look like ok MHSAA its time to change or update your by laws. They don't have to pass any change.

My state representative has informed me that home schooling has been lowered to $1000 per year. The bill does not fund private schools. It is understood that parents have the right to send their kids to a better school aka A or B school if their kids are in a failing school. It is also understood that many parents don't have the means to transport their kids to a private school or a lengthy drive. So don't look for many parents to send their kid for example to Parklane or Cathedral from Wilkinson County.

Transferred to the Senate

300% or below according to Jason White. Not sure how that becomes a dollar figure.

Again this bill is for 12,500 students at a rate of $6500 to change schools if their income falls under the 300% poverty rate. I will assume that household income has to be below $50,000 annually. Probably way lower than that. But then who knows MAIS changes their regions today, strengthening their recruitment rules and someone introduces a bill to increase ICE in Mississippi and force us to get some type of permit to hunt animals on our own property that damage our land and crops. They have about as much chance of improving education in Mississippi as stopping that hunter killing a feral hog rooting up his land as a parent moving from Wilkinson or Holmes County sending their kid to a improved school some 40 miles away in either Adams County Christian or Manchester. You will have some that will attempt to improve their kids grades but most won't. I really hated to write this but I feel those in Jackson might as well fund an charter school in each county and send the struggling kids to that school than send someone from Taylorsville to SImpson Academy.

12,500, i don't know if that's yearly or whatever.

Pending who is in charge and if he goes along with the politicians in the county.

Governor Bryant had intentions of turning it over to JSU i thought. Seems like the state may take it back pending the commission ideas and decisions.

SB2017 Various Obsolete Commissions Repealed: Passed the Senate on 1/19/26 Section 12 Mississippi Memorial Stadium Commission

Voting differently is not the issue at this point with Wilkinson County. I don't believe these poor poverished parents are going to travel 40 to 50 miles every morning to take their kids to a better school. The money is not there. It will take a new board, new superintendent, new leadership, etc to straighten that county out sitting down there in SW corner of the state below Natchez and West of McComb. Will they be willing to move maybe. Homeschool I doubt it will work for some.

Agree and get rid of these northerners in that position

The bottom line is if all 1 to 4 schools are in a district with D or F grades then those poor parents will be expecting the school to furnish transportation from home or school some 40 miles away to a A/B school in another district. Otherwise the kid will be homeschooled with subject to dropping out. That's wasted money.

Pearl is located just north of I-20 & i believe they will be south because Jim Hill is North of Hwy 80 in west Jackson.

If they do then others will to. Any way to get $6500 per child.

Adjusted 3A numbers with Regions: Region 1 1 Alcorn Central 309 17 North Tippah 259 33 Mantatchie 221 39 *New Site 211 40 Belmont 210 Region 2 4 Rosa Fort 285 7 Kossuth 281 21 Independence 252 28 North Panola 240 36 Strayhorn 214 Region 3 8 Yazoo County 280 13 Humphreys County 273 19 Amanda Elzy 256 22 Coahoma County 251 30 O'Bannon 227 Region 4 1 Noxubee County 294 18 Choctaw County 259 25 Winona 246 29 Nettleton 236 Region 5 5 SE Lauderdale 285 11 Quitman 277 34 Union 221 35 Lake 217 37 Clarkdale 213 Region 6 16 Magee 260 20 Pisgah 256 23 Raleigh 250 24 McLaurin 249 31 St Andrew's (226) Region 7 6 Hazlehurst 283 10 Crystal Springs 279 14 Franklin County 265 26 Jefferson County 243 27 Port Gipson 241 Region 8 3 Seminary 288 9 JDC 280 12 West Marion 274 15 Tylertown 263 38 *OLA 212 41 Collins 210

#36 on my list so yes it may happen. 331 and drop to 308 to drop between now and October.

How many parents do you think will be willing to pull their kids out of JPS and transport them daily to Rankin, Hinds, or Madison County. I say few will do it. It will be the same in the rural areas. Many of these kids ride the bus. The bus at this time isn't leaving the county. They may take them to another A school in the district or county. And yes Jason White spoke to on radio 200 to 300% below poverty level students will get it. The ones who ride a bus and mom and dad might not have transportation.

Natchez Cathedral

Adjusted 4A numbers with projected Regions because I was asked previously: Region 1 4 Itawamba AHS 444 9 North Pontotoc 423 13 Shannon 403 27 South Pontotoc 356 39 Booneville 319 Region 2 3 New Albany 447 17 Senatobia 392 22 Clarksdale 369 38 Ripley 324 40 Byhalia 310 Region 3 1 Lanier 457 10 Kosciusko 410 11 Yazoo City 409 16 Leake Central 396 21 Gentry 370 Region 4 7 Caledonia 431 8 Choctaw Central (425) 23 Houston 366 36 Amory 331 37 Louisville 324 Region 5 12 West Lauderdale 406 15 NE Lauderdale 397 19 Morton 384 28 Newton County 353 32 Forest 343 Region 6 6 McComb 432 26 Raymond 356 33 South Pike 342 34 Mendenhall 332 35 Richland 332 Region 7 2 Purvis 451 5 Poplarville 438 18 Lawrence County 388 20 FCAHS 371 25 Columbia 358 Region 8 14 Pass Christian 401 24 Greene County 363 29 Bay St Louis 352 30 St Patrick 344 31 Moss Point 343

We are only counting the 8th thru 10th grade right now that will be this October 2026 9th thru 11th grades.