Privatizers are sending out mailers intended to trick public school supporters into backing vouchers. Their direct mail pieces claim that Education Savings Accounts (their fancy name for vouchers) “provide families freedom” and “provide teachers flexibility to foster and nurture students.” Both claims are patently false. ESAs are designed to benefit private schools, not students. Here are […]
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More than a third of Mississippi’s voucher funds are not being used. A recent public records request revealed that more than a third of the funds that the Mississippi Legislature appropriated for private school vouchers last year was not spent. In fact, so few of the students who were assigned special needs vouchers were able
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We have taken a close look at the EdBuild recommendations, and one thing is perfectly clear – changing any one of the dozens of variables in a small way has a big impact on individual school districts. The bottom line, though, appears to be less state funding for public schools than is now required by the
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Yesterday, Governor Bryant signed HB 1502, the school funding bill, an action which starts the clock ticking on teacher non-renewal notices. Districts must issue written notice by April 28 to any teacher whose contract will not be renewed for the 2017-2018 school year. You can see here how much state funding your district will receive next
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How much is the Mississippi Legislature willing to invest in your child’s education? Click here to see how much state funding your district will receive next year, how much it is underfunded, and how much it has been underfunded since 2008, the last time schools received the funding required by our state law, the Mississippi Adequate
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The Legislature has adopted a K-12 funding bill for the coming school year (2017-2018) that reduces funding for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program another $20-million below the sparse funding schools were left with for the current school year after two rounds of mid-year budget cuts. HB 1502 puts public schools statewide about $40-million below what they were
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The Clarion-Ledger: Hundreds rally for voice in ed funding rewrite Mississippi Today: Public school backers demand ‘Seat at the Table’ Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Northeast Mississippians help lead pro-education rally at Capitol Jackson Free Press: Students, parents, business leaders rally for ‘Seat at the Table’ in ed formula rewrite Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal: Reed, McMahan will
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Mississippians, frustrated with the secrecy surrounding the MAEP rewrite, are organizing an education funding rally at the Capitol: “Seat at the Table” Community Rally in Support of Public Education Funding Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:30 a.m. Mississippi Capitol, 2nd Floor Rotunda, Jackson, MS (Free parking available at the State Fairgrounds. Drivers drop off passengers at the
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Reserve a Seat on a Charter Bus to Jackson A rally for public school funding is being held at the Capitol in Jackson next Thursday, March 16. Great news – a very generous public school supporter has offered to charter a bus or van to transport folks from the Tupelo-Lee County area to the Capitol
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MS State Capitol, 2nd Floor Rotunda . 400 High Street, Jackson . March 16, 10:30 a.m. Enjoy Your Day at the Capitol Lunch Options: Food trucks on site; grab a lunch to-go and picnic on the Capitol grounds Or Visit one of the 20+ restaurants (including locally owned favorites as well as kid-friendly chains such as Chick-Fil-A
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