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House Passes Another Teacher Pay Raise Bill
This morning, the Mississippi House amended SB 2103 to remove the bill’s original language and replace it with a teacher and assistant teacher pay raise.
Last Chance to Vote Absentee In Person – This Saturday
Next Tuesday, March 10, Mississippi voters will head to the polls for the Primary Election to choose who will move forward to the November General
A Deadly Deadline Day
Today was the deadline for House bills to pass Senate committees and for Senate bills to pass House committees. Very few of the bills we are
Private School Funding Bill Passes House; Call Senators
HB 1944, the Children’s Promise Act private school funding bill, passed the House on an 80-35 vote. See how your rep voted. The bill now will go to
Call Now: Private School Funding Bill Headed to House Floor Vote
HB 1944, the Children’s Promise Act private school funding bill, passed the House Ways and Means Committee this afternoon and now will go to the floor of the
Astounding Hypocrisy
The Mississippi House has gone home for the weekend without HB 1944 – their latest private school funding bill – being acted on by the
RED ALERT: New Private School Funding Bill Introduced in House
The Mississippi House has introduced yet another private school funding bill – this one to send more state funding to private schools via Children’s Promise Act tax
Some Harmful, Some Helpful Education Bills – Please Call
Today was the deadline for bills to pass the chamber in which the bill originated. See below the fate of the bills we are following.
Teacher Pay Raise Passes Full House
The House of Representatives has passed unanimously a $5,000 across-the-board teacher pay raise and an additional $3,000 increase for special education teachers who are teaching in
Wonderful News on Deadline Day
This afternoon, the House Education and Appropriations Committees passed HB 1126, calling for a $5,000 across-the-board teacher pay raise and an additional $3,000 increase for special
Education Bills Need Attention – Please Call
We need your help with a variety of bills awaiting votes in the House and Senate – some good and some very bad. Please reach
Literacy, Math Bills Pass Senate Education Committee
Last Thursday, the Senate Education Committee passed a number of bills, two of which we are following closely: SB 2487 – provides an expansion of
Gov. Reeves Forcing Vouchers into Mississippi
Gov. Reeves has opted Mississippi into the federal tax-credit voucher program created by Congress last year, bringing federal vouchers to Mississippi. The law will use federal tax
HB 2 Narrowly Passes House – See Your Legislator’s Vote
House Bill 2, the massive voucher/school choice bill that would let state-funded schools pick and choose their students, barely passed the House this afternoon on
RED ALERT: HB 2 Passes House Ed – See Vote, Make Calls
House Bill 2, the Education Freedom Act, passed the House Education Committee this morning on a 13-11 vote and is now on the calendar for a
RED ALERT: HB 2 Cuts Public School Funding, Enacts Major Voucher Program – Call Now
House Bill 2, dubbed the Education Freedom Act, cuts funding to public schools while creating a massive school choice program sending taxpayer dollars to private
Education Bills Pass Senate, Speaker Introduces Voucher Bill
This morning, the full Senate advanced all three bills passed yesterday by the Senate Education Committee. See how your legislators voted below: SB 2001 – Teacher
Senate Education Committee Passes Public School Choice – Need Calls to Senators
The 2026 Legislative Session convened at noon today, and the Senate Education Committee met shortly thereafter. They took up three bills, all of which passed
School Choice Votes Expected as Early as Tuesday – Calls Needed
The 2026 Legislative Session will convene at noon on Tuesday (Jan. 6), and we expect votes to be taken on both public and private school choice
The Team That Delivers: Team PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
In less than three weeks the Mississippi Legislature will convene the 2026 Legislative Session, one that promises to be extremely consequential for every Mississippi child
