Kim Wiley (bottom right), education policy analyst for the Mississippi Center for Justice, speaks during a meeting of the House Education Freedom Select Committee at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Lawmakers selected to study school choice proposals in Mississippi made good Thursday on their promise to hear from both sides of the debate.
What resulted was a dizzying day of conflicting arguments, punctuated by a lunch break that divided the differences in opinion.
