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Essential Elements for School Funding Formula
Mississippi education associations agree: if legislators pursue a school funding formula (MAEP) rewrite, it must include the following elements. Objective formula for base cost, inflation factor,
MS Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Private School Infrastructure Funds
Last week, the Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging a $10-million appropriation to private schools for infrastructure improvements. State Attorney General Lynn
House & Senate Education Committees Named
Yesterday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced that Sen. Dennis DeBar of Leakesville will continue to lead the Senate Education Committee and Sen. David Blount of
2024 Legislative Session Convenes
Happy New Year! The 2024 session of the Mississippi Legislature convened at noon today. The legislators you elected were sworn in and each chamber elected
Dr. Lance Evans Named State Superintendent of Education
The Mississippi Board of Education has named Dr. Lance Evans as Mississippi’s next State Superintendent of Education. A 24-year educator, Dr. Evans has served multiple
Voucher and State Budget News
The Joint Legislative Budget Committee adjourned its meeting last week without adopting its annual budget recommendation after Gov. Reeves refused to agree to the revenue
TODAY is Giving Tuesday
If you haven’t already, please take a moment today to support The Parents’ Campaign with a monetary contribution that fits your budget. No amount is
We Can Do This
When the 2024 Legislature convenes in just over a month, we will be there. My colleagues and I at The Parents’ Campaign promise to be
Too Many to Count
We have so many reasons to be thankful! For starters, we are exceedingly thankful for our rock star public school teachers, who are doing what
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
Your County is Critical
The fate of Mississippi children over the next four years rests in our hands, and your county could decide tomorrow’s election. It is absolutely essential that
High Stakes for Teacher Pay and School Funding
Your vote on Tuesday could have a dramatic impact on our children’s futures! When it comes to teacher pay, school funding, special education services, access
Only 8 Schools Districts Have Sufficient Funding
Researchers at two universities teamed up with the Albert Shanker Institute to determine what it would cost individual school districts across the country to bring
So Important to Vote November 7
Your vote on November 7 could have a dramatic impact on our children’s futures. Have you made your plan to vote? Mississippi’s coffers are flush
PERS, MAEP, and Voucher Scams
Public schools – and your pocketbook – are on the ballot in November, and your vote could make the difference! Among the hottest topics being
We are Really in a Bind
We are in a real bind at The Parents’ Campaign. As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we’ve lost a significant portion of our funding
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
An Incredibly Bad Idea
If your goal is to spend hundreds of millions of state tax dollars for students to LEARN LESS, Indiana has just the plan for you:
We Can’t Afford to Lose This Ground
A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THE PARENTS’ CAMPAIGN: Since our founding, the Barksdale Reading Institute has been a terrific partner and significant funder of The Parents’
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
