Today was the deadline for bills to pass the chamber in which the bill originated. See below the fate of the bills we are following. BILLS WE OPPOSE – Ask legislators to VOTE NO HB 1234 – School accountability dashboard – Creates enormous, unnecessary, and costly administrative tasks for public schools, mandating new accountability “dashboards” on which […]
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The House of Representatives has passed unanimously a $5,000 across-the-board teacher pay raise and an additional $3,000 increase for special education teachers who are teaching in the special education field in a public school. See the vote. Included in that bill (HB 1126) are numerous provisions unrelated to teacher salaries, provisions we believe should be dealt with in
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This afternoon, the House Education and Appropriations Committees passed HB 1126, calling for a $5,000 across-the-board teacher pay raise and an additional $3,000 increase for special education teachers who are teaching in the special education field in a public school. HB 1126 now will go to the full House for a vote. In other big news, the Senate
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Public schools could see devastating losses of federal funds, threatening to close programs that have been critical to Mississippi’s recent progress in student achievement and to cause school districts to default on financial obligations. The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has notified the Mississippi Department of
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Two major occurrences last week could have significant impacts on public education. Time will tell. On Thursday afternoon, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. Only Congress can abolish a state agency it created, but much of the USDE staff already has been put on leave, and numerous education-related
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We need your help again! Vouchers are still very much in play. A voucher bill that would send $6,500 per student to private schools is slated for a vote by the full House. Click here to see an analysis of the bill. Legislators whose ultimate goal is to privatize our public schools are still pushing
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The Senate Education Committee has passed a voucher bill that, if enacted, would be a big step toward privatizing public education in Mississippi. That bill could be brought up for a vote of the full Senate as early as tomorrow. Please call your senator as soon as possible. This legislation, SB 2695, is being promoted
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Legislators had opportunities to provide real help for children with special needs, but instead, chose to focus on legislation that provides our most vulnerable children no assurance of special services at all. Yesterday was the deadline for bills to move forward out of legislative committees. Here is a recap of what legislators could have done,
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All Mississippi students, including those with disabilities, should be provided a free and appropriate education to ensure that they have every opportunity to lead successful, independent lives. Recently, the education of children with special needs has received a good bit of well-deserved attention. Unfortunately, in most cases, only partial information, some of which has been
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