Election

The mudslinging is in full force! Direct mail attack ads are showing up in mailboxes, and they have a couple of common themes:    • they are funded by Empower Mississippi, the pro-voucher group funded out of D.C. and San Francisco    • they target candidates who have run pro-teacher, pro-public education campaigns It appears that Empower […]

Folks in the know believe public education voters can swing this election. They are talking about you! But we must get every single public school supporter to the polls. And they must know which candidates will stand up for our public schools. We need your help, and it’s as easy as 1-2-3… 1. KNOW which candidates

If you support our public schools, our children need your vote in the August 6 Primary Election. The stakes are HUGE! There are many pro-public school candidates running in both party primaries and you can read where candidates stand on issues like teacher pay, vouchers, pre-k, and school funding on our Candidate Q&A website. If there are candidates in your

Are you sick and tired of the attacks on public schools? VERY SOON, we’ll have an opportunity to begin turning all that around. First step? Check your voter registration! You can do a quick check online to verify that your registration is up-to-date or to change your address. Not yet registered? Just print and complete the official voter registration form and

Are you ready for a Legislature that supports our public schools? We can make that happen! Public school educators, parents, and supporters make up the largest voting bloc in Mississippi, and there are many candidates, in both parties, running on a public education platform. If we stick together and support the candidates who support our

Where do your legislators stand on public education? If you are unhappy with your legislators’ votes on education issues, you can do something about it! Tomorrow is the deadline to qualify as a candidate for the Mississippi Legislature. You must sign qualifying papers in your party headquarters by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 1. Our children need

Bills requiring the election of all school board members would result in every school board in Mississippi, including those that currently have appointed members, moving to elected membership. National privatization groups have pushed similar measures in other states with the goal of recruiting and funding the campaigns of pro-privatization candidates to privatize school districts from

If you are a citizen of Mississippi and a registered voter you may vote absentee if you meet one of the following conditions: You are an enlisted or commissioned member of any component of the United States Armed Forces, or spouse or dependent of such member. You are a Member of the Merchant Marine or