What a day! Hundreds of Mississippi parents, students, and educators crowded into the Capitol today to rally in support of public schools. Congratulations to rally organizers – and thank you – for a fantastic event! And kudos to all those who took time from your spring break vacation to travel to Jackson to stand up for […]
Tomorrow is RALLY DAY! We hope you will come. This rally is a chance to make it crystal clear to our Legislature that public education is our #1 priority and that the way it is funded can make or break our children’s future. Get more information here. Drivers, please drop off passengers on the south side of the Capitol (Mississippi
You folks have been terrific! A big thank you to all who have called, texted, and emailed about Thursday’s education funding rally. It is shaping up to be a great day! Some important points: This is not a “Parents’ Campaign rally.” The credit for this event goes to a wonderful group of public school supporters,
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Mississippians, frustrated with the secrecy surrounding the MAEP rewrite, are organizing an education funding rally at the Capitol: “Seat at the Table” Community Rally in Support of Public Education Funding Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:30 a.m. Mississippi Capitol, 2nd Floor Rotunda, Jackson, MS (Free parking available at the State Fairgrounds. Drivers drop off passengers at the
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Reserve a Seat on a Charter Bus to Jackson A rally for public school funding is being held at the Capitol in Jackson next Thursday, March 16. Great news – a very generous public school supporter has offered to charter a bus or van to transport folks from the Tupelo-Lee County area to the Capitol
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MS State Capitol, 2nd Floor Rotunda . 400 High Street, Jackson . March 16, 10:30 a.m. Enjoy Your Day at the Capitol Lunch Options: Food trucks on site; grab a lunch to-go and picnic on the Capitol grounds Or Visit one of the 20+ restaurants (including locally owned favorites as well as kid-friendly chains such as Chick-Fil-A
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The Senate passed HB 1046, the voucher bill, this evening on a vote of 30-19. See your senator’s vote here. The bill was amended to include a reverse repealer, which means the bill will go to conference. Senators were told that this bill is not a voucher bill. That, of course, is false. Any bill that sends public, taxpayer funds
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No matter how many times you’ve already called your senator about HB 1046, please call again! The Senate has adjourned for the weekend without taking the bill up for a vote. They will reconvene on Monday at 4 p.m.; midnight Wednesday is the deadline for action on this bill. A committee amendment turned HB 1046 into
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HB 1046 has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and is headed to the floor. A strike-all amendment has turned the bill into a dangerous voucher bill that threatens local school district funding and sends Mississippi tax dollars out of state to unaccountable private schools. See the amended version here. The biggest problem? This bill creates private school vouchers, which Cambridge Dictionary defines as scholarships
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A Senate strike-all amendment could make HB 1046 the most alarming bill we’ve seen this year. Here’s why: • Drains school budgets – takes MAEP money away from your school’s already under-funded allocation and sends it to private academies. • State budget buster – allows unlimited vouchers for private school tuition; if 10% of Mississippi students requested a voucher, the cost to
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