The Senate Education and Appropriations Committees will hold an important joint meeting this afternoon where they are expected to discuss a plan to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). The meeting will be held shortly after the Senate adjourns this afternoon, sometime after 4:00 p.m. Find the link to watch the livestream of the […]
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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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The House passed HB 1671 without eliminating the tax credits that benefit private schools, though the increase in private school funding that had been added to the bill was removed. HB 1671 includes the Children’s Promise Act – the law that was supposed to encourage donations to organizations that serve children in foster care but, instead, diverted
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Well, they’re at it again – sticking money for private schools in the middle of a bill intended to help vulnerable mothers and children. You might remember the Children’s Promise Act from the end of last year’s session – the law that was supposed to encourage donations to organizations that serve children in foster care but,
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Today was the deadline for bills to pass the chamber in which they originated. See how your legislators voted on education bills that survived today’s deadline and which bills died without a vote: Teachers & InstructionHB 730 – VOTE YES Passed full House – see House vote, goes to Senate committee(s) – expands eligibility for the Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment
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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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Progress! HB 1489, the anti-teacher, anti-public school bill, was not on the agenda for this afternoon’s House Judiciary B Committee meeting, an indication that your legislators are responding to your concerns. However, the committee has until tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:00 p.m. to pass this bill, so we must keep the pressure on! HB 1489 would require
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HB 1489 is anti-teacher, anti-public school, and a threat to vulnerable children, and, unbelievably, it is likely to come up for debate in the Judiciary B committee this afternoon. The bill would require crushing amounts of paperwork for educators, subject public school teachers to lawsuits, and further endanger the thousands of vulnerable children who are safer
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The Mississippi Department of Education is inviting your input on proposed changes to Mississippi Succeeds, the state’s plan to comply with the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The proposed changes are in red on the document linked here. You can find additional information about the plan and the proposed amendments here. Public comments
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