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Mississippi is getting $1 billion in stimulus funds for education. Here’s how it can be spent.

By Molly Minta, Mississippi Today and Kate RoyalsJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

The second wave of funding is nearly three times the amount the state received last year from the education portion of the CARES Act.

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