Mississippi House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, left, and vice chairman Kent McCarty, R-Hattiesburg, confer as they explain the Mississippi Student Funding Formula, a new plan that would give districts a boost in funding for students who can be more expensive to educate, before the House, Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson. The legislators voted to pass the funding formula, which now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)