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Free Medical, Behavioral Telehealth Services for Public School Students This Summer

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If your student needs minor medical care or behavioral health services during the summer months, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and the Mississippi Department of Education have you covered. They are partnering to provide telehealth services free of charge to any student who is enrolled in a Mississippi K-12 public school. The School-based Telehealth […]

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Mississippi’s AG on Wrong Side, State’s Obligation is to Public Schools

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The Mississippi Constitution is clear: our obligation as a state is to PUBLIC schools open to all, not private schools open only to a few. Mississippi’s Attorney General is on the wrong side. We stand with Parents for Public Schools in proclaiming that public funds are for public schools. Read story from Mississippi Today: AG’s office

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School Funding Bill Adopted, Legislature Adjourns Sine Die

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Late yesterday, the House and Senate passed a PreK-12 funding bill that increases the public school appropriation by $117-million over the current year. The agreement leaves public schools underfunded by $161-million, a shameful outcome when Mississippi has an extra $1-billion in recurring revenue. House leaders demanded that any additional dollars for public schools be appropriated outside

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Still Waiting

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The House and Senate have dealt with the majority of legislation and expect to complete their work and adjourn the session tomorrow. The House adjourned earlier this afternoon, and the Senate wrapped up for the day just now. Among the bills that have not yet been finalized is the PreK-12 funding bill. There is lots of talk

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Senate Passes Bill Fully Funding the Adjusted MAEP

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Today, the Senate passed unanimously (see vote) the preK-12 appropriation bill, fully funding the adjusted MAEP formula and increasing funding to public schools by $181.1-million.  Please join us in thanking Chairmen DeBar and Hopson, Lt. Gov. Hosemann, and our senators for their commitment to public schools! The Senate also passed unanimously HB 1369, which they amended

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Chairman DeBar: Goal is to Fully Fund MAEP This Year

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Senate Education Chair Dennis DeBar today told the Senate Education Committee he hopes to fully fund the MAEP this year, terrific news for our public school children! The chairman expects that some fairly minor technical adjustments to the MAEP formula will be proposed in the coming days. For several years, legislators and Mississippi’s education advocates

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Funding for Private Schools in HB 1671 – Call Representatives

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Well, they’re at it again – sticking money for private schools in the middle of a bill intended to help vulnerable mothers and children. You might remember the Children’s Promise Act from the end of last year’s session – the law that was supposed to encourage donations to organizations that serve children in foster care but,

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See What Passed, Died on Deadline Day

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Today was the deadline for bills to pass the chamber in which they originated. See how your legislators voted on education bills that survived today’s deadline and which bills died without a vote: Teachers & InstructionHB 730 – VOTE YES  Passed full House – see House vote, goes to Senate committee(s) – expands eligibility for the Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment

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