Congratulations, SUPERHERO! Today, the Mississippi House and Senate adjourned the 2018 Regular Legislative Session sine die, closing out a session in which parents, educators, public

Today, the Mississippi House and Senate passed HB 1592, the K-12 funding bill that increases the overall appropriation by $12.8-million, including a $3.1-million increase for

Our superheroes came through for Mississippi children again! The K-12 appropriation conference report has been filed, and the news is good. Overall, the FY2019 (2018-2019 school

Conferees have not come to an agreement on the K-12 funding bill, and so a “dummy” bill (a placeholder bill with all zeros) was filed to

School funding for the 2018-2019 year will be decided in the next few days; your legislators need to hear from you. We have reason to

In February, the House of Representatives passed its version of the K-12 appropriation bill, which provided an increase of $8.2-million over current-year funding for the Mississippi

Legislators in both parties are speculating that the leadership will hold the appropriations, transportation, and bond bills in conference and use them as leverage to

Word at the Capitol is that there is a move afoot to resurrect HB 957 and pass it in a special session. Sources tell us that Lt.

WOW! Your State Senate came through for Mississippi children in a big way today! House Bill 957 is dead. During debate, Sen. Hob Bryan made a motion

The latest revelation about the devastating nature of HB 957 is that it will slash funding for children with special needs. HB 957 would send 102

It’s now or never, friend! It’s time for moms, dads, and educators to stand up, speak out, and let our legislators know that we will

The Senate version of HB 957 indicates that the intent of the Legislature is to withhold nearly $100-million in Career and Technical Education (CTE) funding that has historically been

Today the Senate Education Committee met with EdBuild representative Rebecca Sibilia to discuss HB 957. The bottom line is that the funding for school districts provided

In an afternoon meeting with EdBuild and senators, Senate Education Chairman Gray Tollison was evasive about a Senate version of HB 957, declining to answer

Have you seen how much your school district will lose if House Bill 957 becomes law? See what your district would lose here. No matter how

House bill 957 would eliminate the current school funding formula (MAEP) and create a new funding system that would, when fully implemented, provide public schools $292-million

Kudos to Mississippi senators who stood up for our public schools! With so little support for vouchers in the Senate, SB 2623 was never brought up

Senate Bill 2623, an alarming voucher bill, passed the Senate Education Committee today and is headed to the Senate floor. Please ask your senator to vote

Well, Mississippi, you did yourself proud! THANK YOU for your amazing response to the STAND UP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS VIRTUAL RALLY! Now we need to keep

STAND UP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS VIRTUAL RALLY – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24 Are you ready to RALLY – virtually? Tomorrow, January 24, is the day! How