Governor Bryant asked Mississippians to imagine a Mississippi in which schools compete for students. Today, one writer has done just that. From “I Don’t Mean to Offend, but…”: “Imagine with me a Mississippi where schools compete for students.” Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, 2016 “Bull S#$@!” Selena Smith, parent, 2036. 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 22, […]
Read More...This is Part 3 of The Facts about School Choice. In Part 1 and Part 2, Amanda Koonlaba explained the history of the school choice movement beginning with Brown v. Board of Education and ending in 2015 when the state of Mississippi passed HB 369, better known as the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special […]
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With the Walton billionaires doubling down in their efforts to accelerate the charter school industry and with the Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, throwing in $100 million to privatize traditional public schools, one might think that the U.S. Department of Education would be a major line of defense for America’s public schools educating the most underserved students or even a […]
Read More...The state Department of Education is seeking sponsors to operate the 2016 Summer Food Service Program
Read More...Jack Reed Sr. of Tupelo, a champion of public education who was the 1987 GOP gubernatorial nominee, died today.
Read More...Marion Brady is a veteran educator who has long argued that public education needs a paradigm shift. Brady says schools need a complete transformation in what and how students learn — not the Common Core State Standards, standardized tests and other elements of corporate-influenced school reform. Here’s his latest piece, on efforts by some reformers […]
Read More...Rep. Jay Hughes, the Freshman Representative from Oxford, has made a splash at the start of this session doing something truly outrageous…keeping his promise. Hughes was one of the bright spots for Democrats this November, and his platform that resonated in Lafayette County was a simple one: “It All Starts With Education.” Continue reading at the […]
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With dozens of children bundled in primary color-coded uniforms and matching yellow scarves, the second floor of the Capitol looked like a scene from Hogwarts Tuesday morning as students, educators, and parents from surrounding private and ch…
Read More...Parents will get to shop for schools and pick the one that best suits their children. Oh! Look, Honey! This one has an exceptional music program! That one excels in math and science! The drama program at this one is first in the state! But that’s not at all what school choice actually is.
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