Mississippi Senate Education Committee Shuts the Door on Opportunity—Without Hearing from Kids Who Would Benefit

Colleen Hroncich

In a recent piece in the Clarion Ledger, I asked, “Will Mississippi be the first state to expand educational freedom in 2026?” If Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar (R) has his way, that answer will be, “No.”

Last week, Debar’s committee spent a whopping 84 seconds considering HB 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act, before rejecting it. HB 2 is a massive bill, but the centerpiece—and the reason the committee killed it—is an education savings...