House and Senate committees have passed important education bills. Here’s a summary of bills we are following so far: Teacher Pay RaiseSB 2001: passed Senate Education and Appropriations Committees, passed full Senate – $37,000 starting salary for teachers with two years of experience and less ($1,110 raise); $1,000 pay raise for other certified teachers and assistant teachers (increases […]
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The teacher pay raise bill has passed the full Senate on a unanimous vote, with every senator present signing on as a coauthor of the bill – an impressive show of support for the incredible work our teachers are doing for our children. The bill will now go to the House. The bill provides: $37,000 starting salary
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The teacher pay raise bill, SB 2001, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously this afternoon and is now on its way to the floor of the full Senate for a vote. The bill gives certified teachers with three or more years’ experience a $1,000 pay increase and provides teachers with two years of experience and less
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Senate Bill 2001, a teacher pay raise bill, passed unanimously in the Senate Education Committee this afternoon. It must now pass the Appropriations Committee before going to the floor of the full Senate for a vote. The bill gives certified teachers with three or more years’ experience a $1,000 pay increase. Teachers with two years
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Today at 1:30 p.m., the Senate Education Committee is expected to consider SB 2001 – TEACHER PAY RAISE, along with other key legislation. Watch the meeting via livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLmAgbQMuI7kLvDNV6LluA See details on education bills we are following: https://msparentscampaign.org/bill-tracker/ Legislative committee meetings are recorded and can be viewed later on the Mississippi Legislature’s YouTube channel.
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A change is being proposed to the Statewide Accountability Model, and the public is asked to provide feedback before the final change is adopted. The deadline to submit your comments is 5:00 p.m. next Thursday, January 14. The proposed change accommodates the addition of the WorkKeys career-readiness indicator to the College- and Career-Readiness (CCR) component
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The Mississippi Legislature will return to Jackson to convene the 2021 Legislative Session at noon today, and we at The Parents’ Campaign are looking forward to working with legislators to find solutions to our state’s teacher shortage, improve teacher pay, expand access to high quality pre-k, and provide public schools the resources they need to
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