We’ve got six more days to seal the deal on a big win for public schools in the August 4 primary election. The game plan is simple: Make sure you know who the education-friendly candidates are, tell everyone you know, and vote next Tuesday! If you have a contested primary race in your district, here’s what we […]
A Critical Week for Mississippi Children Read More »
Last week, Judge Singletary ruled against former Governor Musgrove and the 21 school districts that sued the state for the amount their schools have been underfunded since 2008. In his decision, Judge Singletary agreed that schools should be fully funded but also said that current state law allows the Legislature to skirt that responsibility. So does
Judge Rules on School Funding Suit, Primary Election in Two Weeks Read More »
The American Federation for Children turned its attention to Mississippi after successfully bankrolling the wins of privatization candidates in state legislatures in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennesse, and Wisconsin in 2014. Not limiting its PAC money to legislative races, AFC has also spread its influence to judicial and local school board campaigns in
When it comes to the future of public education, the stakes are high in the August 4 primary election (see more below). We need your help to win the day for our children – and it will only take a few minutes of your time… Each week between now and the primary election, we will ask you to
August 4 an Important Day for Public Schools Read More »
Yesterday’s news underscores the importance of August 4 for public education – the day of the primary election, when some of our most important legislative seats will be decided. You have probably heard by now that House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson summoned state agency heads to the Capitol yesterday in what was clearly a scare
Heavy-handed Political Move Highlights Importance of 2015 Election Read More »
You have probably heard by now that House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson summoned state agency heads to the Capitol yesterday in what was clearly a scare tactic designed to gin up opposition to Initiative 42, the citizen-proposed constitutional amendment that would make an adequately funded public education a fundamental right of Mississippi children (see details
Heavy-handed Political Move Pits School Funding Opponents Against Citizens Read More »
