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MS Legislature
School Funding Compromise Passes the House
Thank you for your calls on school funding! The House and Senate have come to an agreement on the school funding law that we believe is
Senate Suspends Rules to Introduce New School Funding Bill
The Senate has passed a resolution suspending deadlines to allow the introduction of a bill to create a new school funding law. SCR 548 calls
Bills in Conference Negotiations
With lots of bills in final negotiations, this is a critical time in the legislative session. Your legislators need to know that you are paying
Privatization
Senate Suspends Rules to Introduce New School Funding Bill
The Senate has passed a resolution suspending deadlines to allow the introduction of a bill to create a new school funding law. SCR 548 calls
Bills in Conference Negotiations
With lots of bills in final negotiations, this is a critical time in the legislative session. Your legislators need to know that you are paying
Update from the Capitol
Most of the bills we are following have been sent to conference, which means three members from each chamber will decide the final language of the
Funding
School Funding Compromise Passes the House
Thank you for your calls on school funding! The House and Senate have come to an agreement on the school funding law that we believe is
Senate Suspends Rules to Introduce New School Funding Bill
The Senate has passed a resolution suspending deadlines to allow the introduction of a bill to create a new school funding law. SCR 548 calls
Bills in Conference Negotiations
With lots of bills in final negotiations, this is a critical time in the legislative session. Your legislators need to know that you are paying
School Accountability
Accountability Ratings are Out, Public Schools Continue to Shine
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
Mississippi Public Schools Continue to Excel
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
The Truth: Student Achievement & This Election
Want some evidence that electing public school supporters to the Legislature makes a difference? Read on, and then be sure to VOTE in Tuesday’s primary
Election
This Week’s To-do List: Vote Tuesday, Call Legislators
Tomorrow is primary election day in Mississippi, and your vote is important for two reasons:• a strong and viable democracy relies on voters making their
Lots of New Faces
Many thanks to all who exercised your right to vote yesterday – and to all those who put themselves forward for service to our state as
VOTE Today!
Whatever you have on your agenda for today, please make time to VOTE! Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you are
Charter Schools
Why can’t all public schools be charter schools?
I’ve often heard posed the question, “If charter schools are so great, why not make all public schools charter schools?” Here’s the answer… Traditional public
The Research on Charter Schools
The most recent and extensive study of charter schools (National Charter School Study, CREDO, released June 2013) found that: 25 % of charters performed better
What is a Charter School?
A charter school is a school that is funded with public tax dollars and run by a private entity. Charter schools are usually freed from
