As it stands now, five bills are in conference for both the Mississippi House and Senate to come to some compromise with regards to education funding and programs.

Both chambers have their own ideas of what they want to see passed.

Senate education committee chair, Videt Carmichael of Meridian, calls this the "rough stages", but he's confident everything will be worked out in the end.

"I can see good results at the end. I don't know that everyone will be happy but they know we're pushing towards the same goal," Carmichael said.

The House passed a bill early in the session that would appropriate almost $70 million to education. The Senate passed that bill just this week, but with changes.

State superintendent, Dr. Hank Bounds, says his office is interested to see the differences.

"The Senate did a strike all and passed their own version yesterday," said Bounds. "I can't tell you what's in it yet because we weren't included in the process."

One representative questioned why funding for something as important as education is coming down to the last month before funding is secured.

"When we talk about priorities, if we say education is our number one priority, it's only our number one priority if the funding is provided to education and it's provided first," said Rep. John Mayo of Clarksdale.

Right now, just how much funding education will get here in Mississippi is anyone's guess. Legislators are in conference to determine which programs get funded and which ones won't.

Bounds said he's taking a wait and see approach. He said high poverty in Mississippi means more money is needed to get every child the education they deserve.

"Yet we're still in the bottom states in terms of per people allocation," said Bounds. "It's not all about money but you do have to have resources to make really good movements."

Teacher pay, Bounds' high school redesign program, and money for classroom supplies are all still up for debate.