As an educator and a parent, Jennifer Colson knows well what students need to be successful – and she’s made it her mission to see that they get it. Understanding that knowledge is power, Jennifer does her research, taking advantage of The Parents’ Campaign’s resources to stay up-to-date on proposed legislation and policy that affect […]
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Next month, voters will replace retiring legislators in three Mississippi House and Senate districts and elect school board members in 13 school districts. We need your help to spread the word about where the candidates stand on important public education issues! Special Election – Legislative Seats We sent special election candidates for the Legislature our Candidate
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The Mississippi Department of Education has released the results of the statewide assessments administered to students in the spring of 2021. This was the first round of state testing since the pandemic struck nearly two years ago causing unprecedented and repeated disruptions in learning. As expected, the tests showed that students did not make the
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The testimony at today’s Senate hearing on teacher pay provided legislators lots to think about as they consider how to adjust state law – including teacher compensation levels – to better recruit and retain teachers in Mississippi. You can watch the recording of the hearing at your convenience. Here are some takeaways from today:• Mississippi’s starting
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The Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing on teacher compensation tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15, at 10:15 a.m. You may attend the meeting in person in Room 216 of the State Capitol. A livestream of the hearing will be available to watch real time, or you can watch the recording later at your convenience. The committee will hear
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The Senate Education Committee will meet at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, to hear from experts about Mississippi’s teacher compensation, with a goal of making our state’s teacher pay competitive across the Southeast. Though the committee cannot safely accommodate all of us for public testimony at the hearing, they do want to hear
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Despite a slight increase, the MAEP is underfunded this year by $272-million, bringing total underfunding since FY2008 to $3-billion, an ominous benchmark for our public schools. See your school district’s MAEP allocation and underfunding amount here. Legislators have pledged to do better. Notably, they are in the process of putting together study committees to craft a plan to
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In the coming weeks, the Legislature will hold hearings to decide how to bring teacher pay to the Southeastern average and, importantly, how to pay for it and other critical needs. Those deliberations could prove to be pivotal. Mississippians, especially young, college-educated Mississippians, have been leaving our state in droves over the last decade, due largely
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Want the latest information about your school district’s expectations for at-home learning? Or what meal services are available to your child while schools are closed? Or where to find updates and news from your schools? The Parents’ Campaign has you covered! We’ve added a COVID-19 section to the school district web pages on our site
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The Mississippi Board of Education met yesterday to adopt policy suspensions that will help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and teachers. The Board adopted the following: Graduation for the Class of 2020Seniors who meet all district and state requirements and earn a minimum of 24 Carnegie units may graduate this school
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