HB 1433 is dead! Many thanks to members of the House who stood up for our public schools and their constituents to defeat this harmful legislation that allowed public and private school choice/vouchers. And many thanks to the thousands of moms, dads, grandparents, educators, and concerned citizens who reached out to your legislators about your […]
Public/Private School Choice Bill Dies on Deadline Day Read More »
The 2025 Legislative Session is in full swing and committees are beginning to meet. As predicted, a number of voucher/”choice” bills have been introduced and are generating some buzz at the Capitol. Word is that the “choice” bill most likely to get traction is HB 1433 – a voucher AND public school choice bill. Please ask
Voucher Bills Introduced in House Read More »
Voucher pushers can’t seem to get their story straight. It began decades ago when the first wave of state-funded private school vouchers came in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown vs. the Board of Education that public schools must integrate. Segregationists made no bones about the fact that “tuition grants” (vouchers) provided
Why can’t they get their story straight? Read More »
Voucher pushers want you to believe that diverting state funds to private schools will create choices for children who don’t currently have them. The data tell us otherwise. In state after state that has implemented voucher programs, the result has been the same: overwhelmingly, vouchers have gone to parents who already were sending their children to
Do school vouchers & tax credits deliver the promised choice? They don’t. Read More »
In a 7-2 decision, the Mississippi Supreme Court avoided ruling on the constitutionality of public funds going to private schools. A majority of justices opined that Parents for Public Schools (PPS) failed to show that public schools suffered any harm due to the Legislature’s 2022 appropriation of $10-million in federal pandemic funds for private school infrastructure
Voucher Lawsuit News, Education Bills Become Law Read More »
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For thousands of calls, texts, emails, and meetings. For early mornings and late nights. For social media posts and mobilizing family and friends. For standing in the gap for public school children and teachers. You made a difference. And our children, teachers, and public schools will be the beneficiaries.
2024 Legislative Session a Win for Public Schools Read More »
We are almost to the finish line, and most of the measures for which you have advocated have passed the House and Senate, including the conference report for the education appropriation bill (see below). However, we need your continued vigilance on HB 1988 – the Children’s Promise Act, which provides millions of dollars in subsidies
School Funding, Education Bills Pass; Voucher Threat Remains Read More »
The Senate has passed a resolution suspending deadlines to allow the introduction of a bill to create a new school funding law. SCR 548 calls for a funding law that includes key elements outlined in a letter that education associations sent to legislative leaders in February: an objective formula for determining the base student cost
Senate Suspends Rules to Introduce New School Funding Bill Read More »
With lots of bills in final negotiations, this is a critical time in the legislative session. Your legislators need to know that you are paying attention. Leave messages for senators and representatives at the Capitol switchboard: 601.359.3770. We’ll keep you posted on any major developments. Bills we are following: • HB 765, as it passed the Senate,
Bills in Conference Negotiations Read More »
Most of the bills we are following have been sent to conference, which means three members from each chamber will decide the final language of the legislation. Legislative leaders have indicated that their goal is to wrap up their work in the coming week and adjourn the 2024 session early. Thank you for all of the
Update from the Capitol Read More »
