SENATOR HOB BRYAN OFFERS KILLING MOTION JACKSON, MS – By a 27-21 Senate vote, Mississippi’s public school districts dodged a funding formula rewrite that stood to strip millions from every…
Dear MAE Members, Once again, Legislative leadership is trying to pull a fast one, and our public schools need YOUR help! House Bill 957, the so-called “new funding formula” for…
February 21, 2018 Senators gathered in Room 216 of the Capitol this afternoon for a discussion on House Bill 957, the proposed public school funding rewrite. Education Committee Chair Gray…
By Joyce Helmick, President, Mississippi Association of Educators– As a lifelong resident of the great state of Mississippi, a 37-year veteran educator in public schools, a mother of public school…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02/08/2018 CONTACT: TYRONE HENDRIX, MAE Executive Director, 601-354-4463 MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS SALUTES LEGISLATIVE DECISION TO KILL VOUCHER BILL Mississippi Association of Educators President Joyce Helmick issued…
Commentary by Tyrone Hendrix, MAE Executive Director SB2623 and SB2400 Hurt Public Schools Tuesday, January 30, marked a bad day for public education in Mississippi when Senate committees decided to…
The MAE government relations team leads the association’s legislative efforts by advocating for all public school programs and services that we deem necessary to ensure great public schools for every…
The Mississippi Association of Educators Oppose SB 2623 SB 2623 was authored by Senator Gray Tollison and was introduced on Friday, January 19, 2018. SB 2623 is a school voucher…
Dear Friends of Education, House Bill 957, which rewrites the funding formula for Mississippi’s public schools, passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Although the final impact of…