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ALERT: House Education Committee Passes Troublesome Bills

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ALERT: This afternoon, the House Education Committee passed two bills that could threaten the wonderful progress being made in our public schools.  HB 1617 allows homeschool students to participate in public school activities, creating an unlevel playing field for students and an enormous administrative burden for public schools – and incentivizing dropouts. Public school students […]

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Mississippi Public Schools Shine in National Assessment

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Wow, Mississippi!! Our public school students knocked it out of the park on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), scoring higher than students in 41 other states in grade 4 reading!  The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) reports these extraordinary rankings for Mississippi students compared to students in all states (plus Department of

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Your School District’s Accountability Ratings

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Wow! What Mississippi’s public school teachers and leaders are doing for our state is remarkable. School and district accountability ratings are out, and they are impressive! See your school and district ratings here. There are more A-rated schools (294) and school districts (54) than there are schools and districts with any other letter grade –

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Record-Setting Student Achievement, K-3 Literacy Meetings

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Mississippi’s public school students and teachers have reached record-setting levels of achievement – again! State student assessment results are in, and they show that Mississippi students are continuing to increase their proficiency rates in English Language Arts, math, and science. Hats off to our terrific public school teachers, students, and parents and the communities that

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Dr. Lance Evans Named State Superintendent of Education

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The Mississippi Board of Education has named Dr. Lance Evans as Mississippi’s next State Superintendent of Education. A 24-year educator, Dr. Evans has served multiple school districts as a teacher, coach, and principal and currently serves as superintendent of the New Albany School District. He led New Albany to its first A rating in the

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TODAY is Giving Tuesday

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If you haven’t already, please take a moment today to support The Parents’ Campaign with a monetary contribution that fits your budget. No amount is too small, and your Giving Tuesday donation will help to ensure that we have the resources necessary to keep pressing for fully funded public schools, broad access to high quality pre-k,

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We Can Do This

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When the 2024 Legislature convenes in just over a month, we will be there. My colleagues and I at The Parents’ Campaign promise to be your eyes and ears at the Capitol. We will let you know about important bills that help – or harm – your schools, what the impact will be, if and

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Too Many to Count

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We have so many reasons to be thankful!  For starters, we are exceedingly thankful for our rock star public school teachers, who are doing what many thought impossible.  In a state accustomed to bottom-tier rankings on the good lists and top-tier rankings on the bad ones, our public school teachers have defied the odds, landing

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Accountability Ratings are Out, Public Schools Continue to Shine

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Mississippi’s public school teachers are ROCK STARS! School and district accountability ratings are out, and the news is good! Of Mississippi’s 138 traditional public school districts, 96% are rated C or better, and 71% are rated A or B. Of Mississippi’s seven charter schools that received ratings, 14% are rated C; no charter school is

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Mississippi Public Schools Continue to Excel

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Mississippi public school students and teachers are continuing their march toward excellence! State test scores for the 2022-2023 school year have been released, and the news is good, with the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced reaching an all-time high in every subject. Congratulations and thanks are due our wonderful public school teachers!  The

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