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One Voice’s 2022 Legislative Priorities

The 2022 Legislative Session will provide Mississippi lawmakers with a historic opportunity to build a better, more equitable Mississippi. As the state’s working families continue to grapple with the health…

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One Voice lauds House passage of Build Back Better Act as huge step forward to improve the lives of Mississippians

The US House of Representatives’ passage of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) is a huge step forward to increasing opportunity, reducing poverty, and shrinking racial inequities for Mississippi children,…

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Governor Tate Reeves Reveals Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget Recommendation

Governor Tate Reeves’ budget recommendation for FY 2023 outlines a projected $8 billion in total State Support Funds for appropriations. This includes a recommended increase of $555 million in General…

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Mississippi Charter Schools: Unchartered Territory

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Charter school must improve to continue operating, board says

Charter school must improve to continue operating, board says by Kate Royals – MS Today Despite pleas from school officials and a parent for a full five-year contract renewal, the…

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Superintendent’s Annual Report for 2019-20 Shows How Students, Educators and Schools Persisted through Pandemic Challenges

Superintendent’s Annual Report for 2019-20 Shows How Students, Educators, and Schools Persisted through Pandemic Challenges by MDE Communications Team The newly released Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2019-20 Superintendent’s Annual…

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High Court Won’t Block Mississippi School Disparity Lawsuit

High Court Won’t Block Mississippi School Disparity Lawsuit by Emily Wagster Pettus – AP JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for…

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How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session

How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session by Kate Royals and Bobby Harrison – MS Today Before Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann finished his post-legislative session press conference on…

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Bad apples: Who is teaching Mississippi’s kids?

A principal served four years and two months in prison for attempted murder. Another pleaded guilty to embezzling $73,033 in electronics from his school. One teacher struck a student, and…

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