🎯FACT: Mississippi ranks 46th in the nation for per-pupil funding levels, at more than $4,000 below the national average. Mississipi's school funding - or lack of it - is directly tied to student outcomes, with impactful effects on Black students and students from low-income families. Access the SPLC's recent #LearningGap report that looks at how these disparities limit the equal opportunity to learn that students should receive. This results in major educational disparities by race. #SPLCMS #ChildrensRights #EducationForAll