April 2026

The Mississippi House and Senate have completed their work in the 2026 Legislative Session and adjourned – for now. Earlier in the week, both chambers adopted HCR 64, which extended the session until April 15 to give them some breathing room on some looming conference report deadlines. The resolution states that they will reconvene in […]

The Legislature has finalized the teacher pay raise, the adolescent literacy initiative, and the Math Act, all of which were funded in the conference report for the P-12 appropriations bill, HB 1935. That conference report includes funding for: A $2,000 across-the-board pay raise for certified teachers An additional $2,000 salary supplement for special education teachers who are teaching