Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn have announced a plan to reconvene the Mississippi Legislature on Monday, May 18. The remainder of the session will be on an expedited schedule, as legislators must complete their work and pass a budget prior to the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. Lt. Gov. […]
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What has the Mississippi Legislature been up to while we’ve been sheltering in place? And when might they return to Jackson to finish up the Legislative Session? Get the inside scoop from Rep. Jansen Owen at the Mississippi Collective’s Virtual Happy Hour today (Thursday) at 5:30. Rep. Owen will be the third featured guest in
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If you know a student who has been unable to complete the AP computer science course due to lack of a computer, that problem could be solved! Code.org, in conjunction with Amazon and the College Board, is providing free laptops to students who need the computers to complete the AP computer science course and national
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This afternoon, Gov. Tate Reeves announced that Mississippi’s public school buildings will remain closed through the end of this semester, though he emphasized that learning will continue. Gov. Reeves acknowledged the amazing work of teachers, school leaders, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other staff – as well as parents – to ensure that children
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Here’s a great opportunity for Mississippi students of all ages! Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and his team have created three grade-appropriate activities that allow students to share the ways that the COVID-19 outbreak has affected their communities and to offer their ideas about how lawmakers could address these challenges. Educators are invited to include the activities
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This morning, Governor Reeves announced an executive order closing all public schools through April 17. Immediately following the governor’s announcement, the Mississippi Board of Education approved the following: suspension of all state testing and accountability for the 2019-2020 school year request that the US Department of Education waive all federal assessments for the 2019-2020 school
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This morning, the Mississippi Senate passed HB 1647, authorizing local school boards to grant teachers and all school district employees LEAVE WITH PAY during a state of emergency.The bill grants the same authority to city and county governments. HB 1647 now will go to Governor Reeves for his signature. Earlier this week, the governor declared
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The Mississippi Legislature met today to address paid leave for teachers, school staff, and state and local government employees. While both chambers produced bills addressing this problem, the House passed its own bill and adjourned without taking up the Senate version. The Senate will return tomorrow to take up HB 1647, which authorizes local school
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State superintendent Dr. Carey Wright has announced that she will ask the Mississippi Board of Education to suspend all testing and accountability requirements for the 2019-2020 school year in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Board of Education will meet virtually at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, and the public is encouraged to watch the
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Today was a deadline day in the Mississippi Legislature, and we have good news! HB 989, the legislative power grab that would have limited school districts’ local control, died on the House calendar. A bipartisan effort to defeat this bill, led in part by newly-elected representatives, resulted in HB 989not even being brought up for
