Gov. Reeves Endorses INSPIRE Act’s School Funding Overhaul: ‘Fund Students, Not Systems’
The INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s education funding formula, has earned the support of Gov. Tate Reeves.
The INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s education funding formula, has earned the support of Gov. Tate Reeves.
Mississippi could continue a program to help retain and attract educators to the state amid an ongoing critical teacher shortage.
“Jessie’s story is a reminder that the civil rights movement did not push society to a better version of itself with a singular, vast wave toward freedom,” Valerie Hill-Jackson writes. “Rather, little ripples of courage fashioned it with one person, one schoolteacher, at a time.”
Mississippi Labor Union leader Chris Gray Sr. writes that state leaders should hold all bragging on education until public schools are fully funded.
“Prioritizing the mental health of teachers is not just about personal well-being,” Lee Ann Rawlins Williams writes. “It’s also about building a positive and supportive organizational culture within schools.”
Mississippi teachers could soon begin carrying guns on school campuses after the Mississippi House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 2079 on Tuesday, March 7.
If Democrats choose Brandon Presley as their party’s nominee in the August 2023 primaries, the 45-year-old candidate from Nettleton, Miss., would likely face incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is running for re-election this year.
Kim L. Wiley calls on Mississippi lawmakers to fully fund the MAEP to give students and educators additional long-term support.
“Till” is the latest example of Mamie Till-Mobley fulfilling her mandate that Americans must never forget what happened to her boy.
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