Education

Mississippi Senate passes its plan for teacher pay raises

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) –Teacher pay raise proposals gained momentum Wednesday at the Mississippi Capitol. Senators unanimously passed a plan that would give teachers an additional $1,500 this July 1 and another $1,000 a year later. […]

Education

Debate on funding for private schools shapes up

The state House could be roiled by multiple debates in coming days over spending public money to send Mississippi students to private schools.
But prospects for such legislation remain murky in the Senate, where leaders have made no clear show of support for the concept.

The House Education Committee has passed two bills that could pay to send students to private schools. The first, House Bill 906, is a measure called Opportunity Scholarships, proposed by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. The second, House Bill 1004, would provide vouchers using public money for the state’s 60,000-plus special education students in public schools to attend private schools. […]

Education

Bill forces merger of Bolivar school districts

JACKSON – (AP) Some Mississippi senators want to cut the number of school districts in Bolivar County from the current six to either two or three. Senate Bill 2760 would require the state Board of […]