If you care about teacher salaries, public school funding, pre-k, or myriad other state services, you will want to pay attention to the legislative hearings scheduled for this Wednesday and Thursday. House Speaker Philip Gunn has proposed a plan that will reduce the state revenue that pays for the MAEP and other public school funding. […]
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Have you considered running for your school board? A number of local school boards have elections coming up, and the qualifying deadline is Friday, September 3. See school districts with upcoming board elections A candidate must: be a bona fide resident and registered voter of the district in which the election is being held have
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Teachers worried about their paychecks being docked for COVID-related absences can breathe a sigh of relief for now. Gov. Reeves has extended Mississippi’s State of Emergency for an additional 30 days, shifting its expiration to mid-September. Local school boards and other governmental agencies may pay employees who miss work for reasons related to the pandemic
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Standing up for children in public schools comes naturally for Martha Davis, and as a staunch supporter of the Cleveland School District, she makes it a part of her daily life. But her efforts extend well beyond her local schools. As a both-feet-in member of The Parents’ Campaign, she is making a difference for Mississippi
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Together, we’ve laid a strong foundation: 15 years of wins for Mississippi students and teachers. It’s time to look ahead to the next 15 years…what do our children need to succeed? When public schools win, we all win. The quality of our public schools drives the quality of our communities. Our teachers, all Mississippians, and most importantly
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Thank you for making all those calls to legislators today about the private school voucher provision that was sneaked into the 1,000-page bond bill just before midnight. It worked! A big THANK-YOU to our legislators for insisting that the language creating a new voucher program be removed. This evening, the House and Senate adopted the conference
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A conferee on the Legislature’s giant bond bill (1,000+ pages) sneaked in a provision for private school vouchers. It’s not been voted on by the House or Senate yet, so please call your legislators immediately! Ask your representative and senator to REMOVE THE VOUCHER PROVISION from the bond bill or recommit the bill. Capitol switchboard:
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The state budget wasn’t yet finalized when tonight’s 8:00 p.m. deadline for filing appropriations conference reports rolled around, so conferees for the pre-k-12 budget bill filed a “dummy” report, with $0 appropriated, to meet the deadline and keep the bill alive while they hammer out final details. A few of the bills we’ve been tracking have
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The 2021 Legislative Session is moving quickly toward a close, with the leadership indicating that they hope to wrap it up this weekend. Lots of work remains, and we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop as final details emerge. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee met last week and raised the revenue estimate for
More Money But Not Much Time – Important Update Read More »
The State Board of Education (SBE) has modified its proposed change to the Statewide Accountability System to include the WorkKeys assessment as a career-readiness indicator in the College- and Career-Readiness (CCR) component. The public has until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 26, to provide feedback to the board before the final change is adopted. At
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