Several bills being proposed in the 2015 Legislative Session open Mississippi’s doors to privatization of public schools. Tell your legislators to examine every bill carefully and to vote NO on any measure that allows state funds to pay or offset the cost of tuition at a private, for-profit, or virtual school. HB 394 and SB 2695 […]
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The following is an excerpt of an article posted by Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post in October of 2014.For several years now local school board races around the country have attracted big money from outside the state — and sometimes from across the country — as school reformers and their supporters seek to elect like-minded public
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Our kids need your help. Well-funded privatization forces are gaining ground in their efforts to privatize Mississippi’s public education system, a move that would hand state tax dollars and our children’s futures to unaccountable for-profit, virtual, and private schools. Here’s what we know: a wealthy Mississippi businessman who supports privatization measures is offering large amounts
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The Senate Education Committee has passed a voucher bill that, if enacted, would be a big step toward privatizing public education in Mississippi. That bill could be brought up for a vote of the full Senate as early as tomorrow. Please call your senator as soon as possible. This legislation, SB 2695, is being promoted
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“Mississippi is being governed like a third world country.” We have heard that comment from more than one of our members in the last week. House Bill 449 will reinforce that sentiment among many of you. HB 449, authored by House Education chairman John Moore of Rankin County, would make it a criminal offense for teachers to
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“Mississippi is being governed like a third world country.” We have heard that comment from more than one of our members in the last week. House Bill 449 will reinforce that sentiment among many of you. HB 449, authored by House Education chairman John Moore of Rankin County, would make it a criminal offense for teachers to
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You folks are the best! So many of you have emailed, called, and texted us to express your devotion to Mississippi kids and your outrage with legislators who last week put our children’s education in jeopardy, voting to thwart public will with a legislative alternative to the people’s school funding amendment. Many of you report
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This afternoon, the Senate passed HCR 9, over the objections of the people they were elected to serve, on a 31 to 21* vote. You can see how your senator voted here. You can see the tweets of those following the Senate debate here. They provide a pretty good snapshot of the floor discussion. Senate Education Chair Gray Tollison
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A majority of your House of Representatives let you down today. Despite the more than 200,000 Mississippians who signed the petition for Initiative 42, and despite the thousands of you who called, emailed, texted, tweeted, and otherwise asked your legislators to vote NO on any alternative amendment, 64 of them did exactly what you repeatedly asked them
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Congratulations on a terrific #handsoff42 Virtual Rally! Your message was delivered loudly and clearly, and that is good news for Mississippi children. Legislators report that they were astounded at the number of people who emailed, called, texted, and posted on social media in support of Initiative 42. You are truly amazing! You made it clear that, overwhelmingly, Mississippians want
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