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Public/Private School Choice Bill Dies on Deadline Day
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
Proposed Amendment Would Cost Public Schools Millions
A proposed amendment to the MSFF, the new school funding law, would reduce funding to public schools by millions of dollars. When the law was
Keep Calling on School Choice/Vouchers
Please keep calling your representatives, urging them to vote NO on harmful “school choice” bills. There is some good news. Special thanks is due Senate
RED ALERT: Calls Needed on Choice, Charters, and Consolidation
Your calls to legislators apparently are working so well that House leadership doesn’t dare count actual votes in committee. House Education Chair Rob Roberson acknowledged
ALERT: Call Representatives on School Choice
The House Education Committee will meet at 1:00 p.m. today and could take up several bills expanding school choice, including: HB 1433, which provides for
ALERT: House Education Committee Passes Troublesome Bills
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
Mississippi Public Schools Shine in National Assessment
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
Voucher Bills Introduced in House
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
House Proposes Massive Tax Cut
HB 1, which passed the House Ways and Means Committee late yesterday, would slash over $1-billion in revenue from our state budget. It also would
Join Us in Oxford Thursday, January 16
Can you join us in Oxford this Thursday? We’ll gather at Oxford High School at 6:00 p.m. for a brief meeting with public school supporters
2025 Legislative Session Convenes
The 2025 Legislative Session convened at noon today, and we at The Parents’ Campaign look forward to working with our legislators to address the education
It’s Almost Here
What a year this has been! I can’t tell you how grateful I am to have you on our team, standing in the gap for
Today is Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday, a day set aside in the midst of holiday hustle and bustle to help sustain the missions we deem important. Over
Vote in Runoff Election Tuesday, November 26
Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 26, voters in Mississippi’s Central Supreme Court District will decide a runoff between Justice Jim Kitchens and State Senator Jenifer Branning, and
Vote Today!
Today is Election Day, and as public school supporters, we owe it to our children to vote! In addition to electing a president and other
Saturday Deadline for In-person Absentee Voting, Check School Board Candidate Q&A
If you plan to vote absentee in this election, please be aware that noon this Saturday is the deadline to do so in person. Registered
Absentee Voting This Weekend
Election Day is right around the corner, and it is important for public school supporters to cast their votes every time the polls are open!
See What School Board Candidates Say About Public Schools
Next month, voters will elect school board members in more than 50 school districts, almost half of which have contested elections. We need your help
Voter Registration Deadline Monday, Oct. 7
As staunch supporters of public education, and as adults in a representative democracy, we have an obligation to do our part to elect public officials
School Board Elections Coming Soon
As a public education advocacy network with members in every Mississippi school district, we want to help school board candidates on the November 5 ballot
Your School District’s Accountability Ratings
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
