Lawmakers Strike Teacher Pay Deal, Paving Way For Average $5,140 Raises
Leaders in both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have reached an agreement on a teacher pay package that would grant the average Mississippi educator a $5,140 pay raise.
Leaders in both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have reached an agreement on a teacher pay package that would grant the average Mississippi educator a $5,140 pay raise.
Every Black member of the Mississippi Senate walked out today as their white colleagues voted to approve a bill that Republicans have described as legislation to prevent so-called “critical race theory” from being taught in schools.
Educators would experience yearly pay raises and significant boosts every five years under a new proposal Mississippi Senate leaders unveiled Monday. Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, the Senate president, announced the plan alongside Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville.
Dr. Lisa Karmacharya, executive director of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, writes that the board established by the Mississippi Legislature authorizes high-quality charter schools that expand opportunities for underserved students and increase access to good public schools.
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation raised $80 million for state highways and almost $59 million to support public education during its first full fiscal year. The education funds will go to the state’s Education Enhancement Fund, which supports the Early Childhood Learning Collaborative, which is a state-funded pre-K program, and the Classroom Supply Fund.
Even as Gov. Tate Reeves pushes K-12 schools to resume traditional in-class instruction, Mississippi is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases among school age children.
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