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It’s fair to say this session was a mixed bag. While we certainly saw several successes — the teacher and teacher assistant pay raise, license reciprocity, the teacher loan repayment…

Last week we had the honor of celebrating with our state’s spelling bee winners in person at MAE headquarters and presenting them with their awards! Congratulations again to Eesh Majithia,…

In January we launched The Educator, MAE’s online newsletter. In each issue you’ll have an opportunity to hear from headquarters and staffers across the state and get updates on the legislative session,…

Congratulations to Eesh Majithia, this year’s Mississippi Spelling Bee champion! Eesh is a two-time winner from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and this summer he will represent Mississippi at the Scripps…

As we look to the future and determine what shape MAE’s advocacy work will take, we know that — regardless of the specific nature of those efforts — it remains imperative we collect your…

Earlier today, the House concurred on HB 852, the standalone teacher pay raise bill. This bill sees teachers with 0-2 years experience receiving a $1,100 pay increase, bringing the state’s…

In January we launched The Educator, MAE’s online newsletter. In each issue you’ll have an opportunity to hear from headquarters and staffers across the state and get updates on the legislative session,…

Friends: As we approach a year of living through and teaching in the time of COVID, we’ve been thinking a lot about how public education advocacy moves forward from this…

Encouraging news from Jackson today: Despite the pay raise’s inclusion in the House’s massive tax proposal​, a clean pay raise bill will live on past today’s deadline for legislation to make it out of the…