Yesterday’s news underscores the importance of August 4 for public education – the day of the primary election, when some of our most important legislative seats will be decided. You have probably heard by now that House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson summoned state agency heads to the Capitol yesterday in what was clearly a scare […]
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Speaker Philip Gunn’s last-minute tax cut plan is the latest, and most extensive, of the revenue reduction schemes put forth by state leaders in the current session. A plan devised by Lt. Gov. Reeves was passed by the Senate yesterday on a vote of 38-9. See how your senator voted here. That plan would pull close
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1. The Communicator – a genuine and open human being with the capacity to listen, empathize, interact and connect with individual students, parents and teachers in productive, helping and healing ways, as well as the ability to teach, present and motivate people in larger group settings. 2. The Educator – a self-directed instructional leader with a strong
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Vouchers, Tax Credit Scholarships, Opportunity Scholarships, and More The following bills have been introduced in the 2014 Legislative Session; all are designed to divert taxpayer dollars from public schools to private schools. Public schools operate under the most stringent standards of government accountability and transparency; private schools are completely unaccountable to taxpayers for the public dollars
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Click here to email your letter to newspapers that serve your school district. A letter to the editor should be short and to the point. It should begin “Dear Editor” and should contain 150 to 200 words. Pick one issue to write about – one simple issue. If you have more than one point you want to
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This is a great day for Mississippi children! Governor Barbour held a signing ceremony at the Capitol to celebrate his signing into law The Children First Act of 2009. This landmark piece of legislation moves us a giant step toward ensuring that every Mississippi child has access to excellent public schools. Members of The Parents’
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The House Education Committee has passed an amended version of the charter school bill on a 14 to 12 vote. Debate was intense. Many committee members expressed deep concerns about the provision that allows virtual charter schools and about the financial impact that such a broad charter school bill could have on an already stretched public education system. The
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