Privatization

HB 1902, a Children’s Promise Act voucher bill to fund private schools, is dead. You reached out, and our senators delivered. It’s time to let them know how grateful we are. Legislators take a lot of heat, and we are quick to let them know when we disapprove of a vote. It’s just as important […]

Keep those calls and texts going – your senators need your support to stand strong against a well-funded and persistent voucher lobby! As we reported yesterday, HB 1902, a Children’s Promise Act voucher bill to fund private schools, was defeated in the Senate (see that vote), but it was held on a motion to reconsider,

Today, the Mississippi Senate defeated HB 1902, the Children’s Promise Act legislation so many of you called your senators about last night and this morning. See that vote. However, the bill was held on a motion to reconsider, which means it is likely there will be another vote on it, as early as tomorrow. Please reach back

This afternoon, the Senate Finance Committee advanced HB 1902, the Children’s Promise Act legislation, moving it forward for a Senate floor vote. Though the committee amended the bill to remove the increase in funding flowing to private schools, having the code sections alive leaves it vulnerable to more increases in conference. We want that bill to die. The Children’s

Please join us in thanking our friends in the Mississippi House for rejecting the final remaining public school choice measure. SB 2618, a school attendance officer bill, had been amended in the House Education Committee to include choice/portability language. The bill died on today’s deadline when Chairman Roberson declined to take it up for a

With the final legislative deadlines looming, our children are counting on us to keeping pushing until the very end to ensure that our public school supporters in the Legislature have the backing they need to defeat the voucher lobby. Just a few measures remain that need our attention. SB 2618 is the school attendance officer bill

Today, your senators stood with you for strong public schools for ALL Mississippi children! The Senate Education Committee declined to take up the school choice bills – House bills 1078 (expands ESA vouchers), 1432 (charter school expansion), 1435 (public school choice), and 1617 (“Tim Tebow” – homeschoolers participate in public school activities) as well as

Thank you for your calls to the House on the Children’s Promise Act bills (HB 1902 and HB 1903), which would increase dramatically the tax dollars being diverted to fund private schools. Unfortunately, both passed the House and are headed to the Senate. See the House votes:  HB 1902   HB 1903 All “school choice” and

Two bills that would increase dramatically the public money going to private schools are being rammed through the Mississippi House of Representatives at lightning speed. HB 1902 and HB 1903 both increase the tax dollars benefiting private schools through a program dubbed the “Children’s Promise Act.” Both bills appeared online for the first time this

The public school choice, ESA voucher and charter school expansion, consolidation, and “Tim Tebow” bills that passed the House have been referred to the Senate Education Committee. More detailed explanations are below. Please reach out to members of the Senate Education Committee and ask them to vote NO on HB 1078, HB 1431, HB 1432, HB 1435, and