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HR 1 Passes Senate With Restructured Voucher Provision

HR 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), has passed the U.S. Senate with a restructured tax-credit voucher provision. An amendment to remove the voucher language entirely lost on a 50-50 vote. The voucher provision included in the bill as it passed the Senate contains these significant changes: the tax-credit voucher program is optional, not mandatory,

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Vouchers Not Removed From Federal Bill – Need Calls Today

It appears that the tax-credit voucher provision has not been removed from HR 1 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act), despite a ruling by the U.S. Senate parliamentarian that it violates the Byrd Rule and should not be included in this budget reconciliation bill. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on the bill tomorrow (Monday), so please reach

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Mississippians Meet with Sen. Wicker’s Staff on Vouchers

This afternoon, more than 40 Mississippi parents, educators, school board members, and business/community leaders met virtually with Sen. Roger Wicker’s staff to urge that he use his considerable leverage to have the tax-credit voucher provision removed from the federal budget reconciliation bill – a provision that would force private school vouchers into every state, including ours.

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Wow! Mississippi Notches Highest Ever Education Ranking; Voucher Threat

Mississippi has achieved its highest education ranking in history in the national KIDS COUNT report! The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT Data Book ranks Mississippi 16th in the nation in education, up from 30th in 2024. The 2025 Data Book ranks Mississippi 48th overall in child well-being. Kudos to our rock star teachers and

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Mississippi Legislature Passes School Funding Bill

The Mississippi Legislature has adopted the PreK-12 funding bill for the 2025-2026 school year. HB 42 provides: A $16-million increase in funding for the Mississippi Student Funding Formula (MSFF), including funding to cover increases in educators’ health insurance premiums and PERS Level funding for Early Learning Collaboratives and State Invested Pre-k (SIP) programs Full funding for National Board

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