Public schools need your help to stop dangerous bills that have passed the House Education Committee. • HB 1449 is an affront to public schools and the hard work of Mississippi teachers. It calls for a study committee to evaluate the feasibility of universal vouchers in Mississippi – vouchers that would be available to all […]
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Public school supporters are applauding Senate Education Chair Dennis DeBar, Sen. Brice Wiggins, Sen. Chad McMahan, and the Senate Education Committee for taking a public stand today in support of a fair and objective school funding formula that represents the true cost of educating a Mississippi student to proficiency in core academic subjects. The comments were
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Mississippi education associations agree: if legislators pursue a school funding formula (MAEP) rewrite, it must include the following elements. Objective formula for base cost, inflation factor, additional needs-based funding, and equity component – see details in our joint letter to the Legislature.
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Last week, the Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a $10-million appropriation to private schools for infrastructure improvements. State Attorney General Lynn Fitch had appealed a lower court’s ruling that the 2022 appropriation by the Mississippi Legislature was unconstitutional. Section 208 of the Mississippi Constitution states that “no funds shall be appropriated
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Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced that Sen. Dennis DeBar of Leakesville will continue to lead the Senate Education Committee and Sen. David Blount of Jackson will return as vice chair. We are grateful for their leadership in the past four years and look forward to the next four! Other members of that committee are Senators
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Happy New Year! The 2024 session of the Mississippi Legislature convened at noon today. The legislators you elected were sworn in and each chamber elected its own leadership: Jason White as Speaker of the House, Manly Barton as House Speaker Pro Tempore, and Dean Kirby as President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Being the first
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The Mississippi Board of Education has named Dr. Lance Evans as Mississippi’s next State Superintendent of Education. A 24-year educator, Dr. Evans has served multiple school districts as a teacher, coach, and principal and currently serves as superintendent of the New Albany School District. He led New Albany to its first A rating in the
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The Joint Legislative Budget Committee adjourned its meeting last week without adopting its annual budget recommendation after Gov. Reeves refused to agree to the revenue estimate adopted by the committee. Reeves wanted a higher revenue estimate, which he said would make it easier to eliminate the income tax in the 2024 Session, a move that
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If you haven’t already, please take a moment today to support The Parents’ Campaign with a monetary contribution that fits your budget. No amount is too small, and your Giving Tuesday donation will help to ensure that we have the resources necessary to keep pressing for fully funded public schools, broad access to high quality pre-k,
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When the 2024 Legislature convenes in just over a month, we will be there. My colleagues and I at The Parents’ Campaign promise to be your eyes and ears at the Capitol. We will let you know about important bills that help – or harm – your schools, what the impact will be, if and
