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Mississippi has lost her greatest champion. We at The Parents’ Campaign join all Mississippians in mourning the passing of former Governor William Winter, who died Friday evening at the age of 97, the most revered and beloved Mississippi governor of modern times. The greatest of public servants, Gov. Winter devoted his life to improving public […]

Friends, we’ve got real heroes in our classrooms – and our legislators have noticed.   These days you can find members of the education committees at the State Capitol poring over drafts of bills aimed at shoring up our over-worked and under-paid teachers and chipping away at our teacher shortage crisis. Or looking in every

Earlier this week, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) released its budget recommendation for the coming fiscal year, FY2022. The recommendation is $197-million, or 3%, less than the budget for the current year. It provides the same funding for the MAEP that was provided this year ($250-million below full funding). You will remember that the current year

As we cheer on the end of 2020, we are looking to the future with hope for a better tomorrow. A new year and a new, more education-friendly Legislature present a monumental opportunity to provide teachers and students the tools they need to close pandemic-induced gaps in learning and to move toward even higher levels

Public school teachers will remember the emails from then-candidate Tate Reeves that landed in their school inboxes shortly before last November’s election, promising that teacher pay raises would follow if they would help elect him governor. This week, Gov. Reeves released his Executive Budget Recommendation for the coming fiscal year, and missing from it is

Tomorrow, Monday, at 1 p.m., the Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing on year-round school.  The public is invited to attend either in person in Room 216 of the Capitol or virtually via livestream. The video also will be available for later viewing on the Legislature’s YouTube channel. The hearing is an opportunity for

The Senate Education Committee wants your thoughts on year-round school.   In an effort to learn more about a “balanced calendar” or year-round approach to school, the Senate Education Committee will hold a public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, in Room 216 of the Capitol. The committee will hear from Corinth School District

Thank you to Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann for a great presentation last evening, and thanks to all who joined us for our first three REAL TALK sessions! We’ve gotten terrific feedback, and plans are in the works for additional REAL TALK sessions in the future. If you weren’t able to make the Thursday evening events, you can