MS Legislature

House Bill 47 would force the state to rate school districts using a faulty model – one that is likely to drive down school district ratings. The bill also adds another layer of bureaucracy (and grows state government) by duplicating, in the Office of the State Auditor, a significant portion of MDE’s accountability ratings process.   […]

Your legislative leadership is trying to pull a fast one on you… Bills that would allow students to cross district lines to attend charter schools or traditional public schools in other districts use a shell game to send your local tax dollars – money that was raised to support your community schools – to schools

It’s here! Ed Report is a new service that will send your legislators’ education votes straight to your Facebook news feed. Courtesy of The Parents’ Campaign, Ed Report makes it a snap to see and share your lawmakers’ votes on important education issues like school funding, vouchers, and more.  Simply “like” the Ed Report Facebook pages for the lawmakers

Tuesday marked the start of the 2016 Legislative Session. So far, the activity has been mostly ceremonial, with legislators being sworn in and statewide officials inaugurated. Rep. Philip Gunn was elected for another term as Speaker of the House, and Rep. Greg Snowden will serve another term as Speaker Pro Tempore (the number two spot

All too often, in the halls of the state Capitol, the interests of voters are pushed aside while back room deals and political maneuvers determine the outcome of legislation. For example, in 2012, at the start of the last four-year term, the leadership pushed through a new rule in the House of Representatives that was

As noted last month, the decisions legislators make on corporate tax breaks have a direct impact on the level of funding our children’s schools receive. Special legislative favors, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks granted to corporations over the last few years, are shrinking state revenue. Legislators now propose to

Lawmakers are our voice at the Capitol – don’t stay silent. They are elected to represent us, but legislators cannot vote on behalf of our interests if we don’t tell them what we need and help them understand why we need it. Parents and educators all over the state are organizing Be Our Voice meetings in their school districts. Join