SB 2770, the teacher pay raise bill, has officially been referred to conference committee. Prior to arriving in the Senate, Representatives Steve Holland, John Hines, and Orlando Paden submitted an amendment to increase the pay raise from $1000 to $4000. That raise would be split over two years and would see all certified teachers’ salaries…
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Teacher Pay Raise | SB 2770, the teacher pay raise bill, is currently on the Senate calendar. Prior to its return to the Senate, Representatives Steve Holland, John Hines, and Orlando Paden submitted an amendment to increase the pay raise from $1000 to $4000. That raise would be split over two years and would see all…
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The teacher pay raise bill, SB 2770, will make its way to the House floor this week and we are ready for it. Thanks to the calls you’ve made to legislators, the #RedForEdMS you and your colleagues have proudly worn, and the work you’ve done to ensure lawmakers know our goals for public educators in the state,…
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Earlier this week, the Senate passed their teacher pay raise bill: SB 2770. Simply put, the pay raise in this bill is pitiful. $1000 is pitiful. $500 each year is pitiful. $9.62 per week is pitiful. $1.37 per day is pitiful. We deserve a pay raise that is reflective of our value to this state,…
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As we continue to push lawmakers on providing Mississippi teachers with a substantial pay raise, the comment we are met with most often is, “well, sure, of course we’d like to pay teachers but how could we possibly afford to pay for that?!” Meanwhile, thanks to huge corporate tax cuts passed in 2016, Mississippi will…
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Yesterday Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves tweeted that a teacher who was working in 2012 will have seen $8,000 added to their paycheck by the time his term ends later this year. That math sounded a little fuzzy to us so we decided to take it to the chalkboard. The starting teacher salary was $30,900 in…
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Yesterday, President Joyce Helmick and the Mississippi Association of Educators shared a written response to House Bill 1349 with the bill’s author, Representative Charles Busby; education committee chairs Senator Gray Tollison and Representative Richard Bennett; and state leadership. Here is the letter in its entirety: Dear Representative Busby, It was my hope that House Bill…
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MAE is thrilled to announce another Praxis Core Workshop REGISTER HERE Note: Please pay via the registration link or bring a money order to the workshop. Cash and check not accepted.
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It’s no secret that Mississippi educators are underpaid. It’s also not a secret that we are in the midst of a teacher shortage crisis. These facts are directly related. How do we convince young educators to stay here in Mississippi and teach when they can move just across state lines and make a livable wage?…
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