THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to our tireless members for calling, texting, emailing, and meeting with your legislators again and again and again – and to the legislators who took your calls and stood with us in support of our children and our public schools. Though the session was brutal and disappointing on many …
Late yesterday, the House and Senate passed a PreK-12 funding bill that increases the public school appropriation by $117-million over the current year. The agreement leaves public schools underfunded by $161-million, a shameful outcome when Mississippi has an extra $1-billion in recurring revenue. House leaders demanded that any additional dollars for public schools be appropriated outside …
School Funding Bill Adopted, Legislature Adjourns Sine Die Read More »
The House and Senate have dealt with the majority of legislation and expect to complete their work and adjourn the session tomorrow. The House adjourned earlier this afternoon, and the Senate wrapped up for the day just now. Among the bills that have not yet been finalized is the PreK-12 funding bill. There is lots of talk …
Apparently, legislators aren’t hearing us. Let’s say it a little louder… You have 4 billion of our dollars in your bank account. We want our schools fully funded! After failing to come to an agreement on the school funding bill by tonight’s 6:00 deadline, House and Senate leaders announced that they intend to pass resolutions …
With an extra $1-billion to spend, the willingness – or unwillingness – of legislators to invest fully in our children’s futures will tell us where they really stand in their commitment to our public schools. School leaders are at their wits’ end as they look for any extra room in their chronically underfunded budgets to …
School Funding on Roller Coaster Ride – More Calls Needed! Read More »
The next four days are critical. By Monday, we should know whether our legislators, with piles of our tax dollars already in the bank and an extra $1-billion coming in annually, have made good on their promise to provide our students and teachers the resources they need to succeed. Monday is the deadline for the final …
Positive Signs on School Funding, Deadline Looms Read More »
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 …
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 …
Warning – A Legislative Trick That Costs Schools Big-time Read More »
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 …
