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LOTS OF UPDATES FOR YOU on this chilly Friday! See below how your legislators voted on education bills that survived last night’s deadline as well as new additions to the list of bills we support: legislation addressing the WorkKeys assessment as a component of the accountability model and legislation increasing access to broadband service. The Parents’ […]

Several key bills have passed the first floor vote – see those updates below. Please note, too, that we have added two dyslexia bills to those we are tracking.   The Parents’ Campaign supports the following bills.  Teacher Pay RaiseSB 2001: passed Senate Education and Appropriations Committees, passed full Senate – see Senate vote, now

Yesterday was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee in their originating chamber. Here’s the latest on the bills we are tracking:  Teacher Pay RaiseSB 2001: passed Senate Education and Appropriations Committees, passed full Senate, goes to House committees – $37,000 starting salary for teachers with two years of experience and less ($1,110 raise); $1,000 pay raise

House and Senate committees have passed important education bills. Here’s a summary of bills we are following so far:  Teacher Pay RaiseSB 2001: passed Senate Education and Appropriations Committees, passed full Senate – $37,000 starting salary for teachers with two years of experience and less ($1,110 raise); $1,000 pay raise for other certified teachers and assistant teachers (increases

The teacher pay raise bill, SB 2001, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously this afternoon and is now on its way to the floor of the full Senate for a vote. The bill gives certified teachers with three or more years’ experience a $1,000 pay increase and provides teachers with two years of experience and less

Senate Bill 2001, a teacher pay raise bill, passed unanimously in the Senate Education Committee this afternoon.  It must now pass the Appropriations Committee before going to the floor of the full Senate for a vote. The bill gives certified teachers with three or more years’ experience a $1,000 pay increase. Teachers with two years

Today at 1:30 p.m., the Senate Education Committee is expected to consider SB 2001 – TEACHER PAY RAISE, along with other key legislation. Watch the meeting via livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLmAgbQMuI7kLvDNV6LluA See details on education bills we are following: https://msparentscampaign.org/bill-tracker/ Legislative committee meetings are recorded and can be viewed later on the Mississippi Legislature’s YouTube channel.

The Mississippi Legislature will return to Jackson to convene the 2021 Legislative Session at noon today, and we at The Parents’ Campaign are looking forward to working with legislators to find solutions to our state’s teacher shortage, improve teacher pay, expand access to high quality pre-k, and provide public schools the resources they need to