10.18.15 by msedblog Lena Mitchell: Vote on Initiative 42 is an important one for state’s children The Initiative 42 petition drive that began in the summer of 2014 was a carefully planned and executed grassroots effort to engage and inform parents and other education stakeholders about increasing funding for K-12 schools. Parents and others were eager to support the drive to guarantee some minimal level of funding to Mississippi’s local school districts. Although the Mississippi Adequate Education Program was passed by the Mississippi Legislature in 1997 to assure at least an adequate level of funding, the state’s education budget has only met that minimal level twice in 18 years. Share this:EmailPrintFacebookLinkedInRedditTwitterGoogleTumblrPinterestPocket