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MDE Listening Tour Seeks Input on Accountability Plan
State superintendent Dr. Carey Wright has announced a “listening tour” to solicit input from parents, educators, and others about the way Mississippi assesses student learning
Good News on Mississippi Test Scores
Mississippi public school students and teachers had another good year, continuing the trend of better achievement and higher test scores. That is great news for our
Study Says Mississippi’s Proficiency Bar is Set Above Grade Level
Get this: if your third grader is reading at a seventh-grade level, Mississippi does not consider her to be “advanced.” She won’t hit the advanced mark unless
Lovin’ This!
Wow! What a terrific start to the school year! We have loved seeing the amazing back-to-school photos and videos lighting up Facebook and Twitter: colorful
Mississippi Public School Parents Fighting Fire with Fire!
Tired of the legislative leadership selling out our kids and our schools to corporate profiteers? You aren’t alone! Last week, a group of Mississippi parents
Accountability Ratings for Mississippi Schools and School Districts 2015
School ratings for 2015 are out. See district ratings here and school ratings here. “Yep, just what we thought.” That’s the likely response to today’s ratings from Mississippi
2015 School Ratings Coming
School district ratings for 2015 are coming later this week. And it just got a whole lot harder to make a good grade. This is the
One-time money used to balance state budget
Following a lot of finger-pointing over who’s to blame for the corporate tax cuts that have blown a big hole in the state budget, the
Legislature Returning to Jackson to Plug Budget Hole
Tomorrow, the Legislature will zip into Jackson to raid the Rainy Day Fund (RDF) again, using one-time-money to erase the remaining state budget deficit before Thursday’s year-end.
Leadership Admits Retaliation for Initiative 42
Among the worst forms of government are those that use fear and intimidation to control the people and suppress opposition. House Appropriations Chairman Herb Frierson
Ed Funding Bill Creates Budget Hole for Local School Districts
Politicians boast about providing “level funding” to schools, but that term is deceiving. All school districts are going into an ever-deeper budget hole, as flat state
Bryant Chooses Corporate Tax Cuts over MS School Children
This afternoon, Governor Bryant chose yet another huge tax break for big business over adequate funding for public schools, mental health, and other vital state services.
Reeves, Gunn Admit Budget Error, Less Revenue Anticipated for FY2017
The legislatively-induced state budget chaos continues… Today, Lt. Governor Reeves and Speaker Gunn announced that the state budget they rammed through the Legislature in the
Elected Officials Warn of Looming Budget Crisis
As budget and tax-cut bills await Governor Bryant’s signature, a growing, bi-partisan chorus is warning of a looming budget crisis rivaling that seen during the Great Recession – a crisis
See Your School District’s Funding for 2016-2017
Want to know how much corporate tax cuts are costing your school district? See how much your school district is getting for the coming school year (and
Your School District’s Budget Cut
Last week, Governor Bryant announced that he is cutting public school budgets for the current year. Other state agency budgets are being reduced, as well. You
Help Us Protect School Funding
It’s crunch time! In the next four days, six legislators will decide whether or not to change the law that requires adequate funding for our children’s
Governor Bryant Announces More Budget Cuts; Senate Adjourns Sine Die
The Senate has adjourned the 2016 session; the House must return tomorrow to dispose of a motion to reconsider before it adjourns sine die. You
K-12 Budget, Corporate Tax Cuts Pass House, Senate
The K-12 budget bill, HB 1643, has been adopted. It provides level funding for the MAEP, under-funding public schools by $172-million. Other portions of the education budget
Deep Cuts to Most Agencies, Still No K-12 Budget
Last evening, the appropriations chairmen reported that “dummy bills” (with $0 instead of actual budget numbers) were required to meet yesterday’s 8pm deadline because the
School Funding Conference Report Filed
Legislators met their 8:00 p.m. deadline tonight by filing “dummy” conference reports on some budget bills, including HB 1643, the K-12 appropriation. Dummy budget bills are
