Legislators have less than a week to make good on their promise to our children. For years, they have told us they would fully fund our public schools if the money were available to do so. That time has come! The Legislature has an extra $1-billion in recurring revenue to spend this legislative session – that’s […]
Getting Close – Keep Calling! Read More »
It has become routine for the Legislature to intentionally lowball the coming year’s revenue estimate, then claim they don’t have enough money to fully fund public schools and other state services. It’s up to you and me to make sure that trick isn’t played again this year, when we all know that Mississippi is floating
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TODAY, public education supporters across Mississippi will lift our voices to send the message that we want our public schools fully funded. Your call is critical. Let’s get hundreds of phone calls to the Capitol in support of full funding. Please ask at least five of your friends to join our CALL THE CAPITOL DAY. TODAY,
Call the Capitol Today! Hundreds of Calls Needed Read More »
TOMORROW, public education supporters across Mississippi will lift our voices to send the message that we want our public schools fully funded. Your call tomorrow is critical. We need hundreds of calls flooding the Capitol in support of full funding. Please help us spread the word – share House members’ phone numbers and ask at least
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Today, the Senate passed unanimously (see vote) the preK-12 appropriation bill, fully funding the adjusted MAEP formula and increasing funding to public schools by $181.1-million. Please join us in thanking Chairmen DeBar and Hopson, Lt. Gov. Hosemann, and our senators for their commitment to public schools! The Senate also passed unanimously HB 1369, which they amended
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In a joint meeting of the Senate Education and Appropriations Committees, Chairmen DeBar and Hopson unveiled a Senate proposal to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). The plan includes fairly minor technical adjustments to the school funding formula that are intended to make full funding more sustainable over time and strengthen school funding for
Senate Committee Chairs Unveil Plan to Fully Fund MAEP Read More »
Senate Education Chair Dennis DeBar today told the Senate Education Committee he hopes to fully fund the MAEP this year, terrific news for our public school children! The chairman expects that some fairly minor technical adjustments to the MAEP formula will be proposed in the coming days. For several years, legislators and Mississippi’s education advocates
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This week, the House passed HB 1613, the public school appropriation bill. In its initial form, the bill underfunds the MAEP by $261-million, however the chairman explained that these are not the final budget numbers. Here’s what we know… Mississippi public schools are underfunded by $279-million this year, and they have been shortchanged by more than $3-billion
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ANOTHER GOOD DAY! Today, House Education Chair Richard Bennett offered an amendment to HB 1365 that provides a $3,000 pay raise for assistant teachers, bringing their minimum salary to $20,000. The amended bill passed on a 114-3 vote and now will go to the Senate for consideration. Representatives also responded to concerns about HB 1373, the
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Thank you! For thousands of phone calls and text messages; for thoughtful conversations with your lawmakers; and for legislators who listened, scoured bills, and stood strong for public school teachers and children, we are so very grateful! Today was a good day! HB 1489, the anti-teacher, anti-public school bill, died in committee. Thank you to
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