Committee Education Author David Blount Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate Education Committee failed to vote on SB 2146 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2146 would expand eligibility for the Winter-Reed Teacher Loan Repayment Program to include teachers regardless of years…
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Committee Education Author Chris Johnson Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate Education Committee failed to vote on SB 2234 by the March 5 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill Senate Bill 2234 would significantly ease the process of student transfers between traditional public school districts by making approval…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate Education Committee failed to take action on HB 867 by the April 2 deadline, causing this bill to die in committee. House Bill 867 would ease the process of student transfers between traditional public school districts by removing the requirement that a student’s…
Read MoreCommittee Education Author Jansen Owen Session 2024 Session Latest Action The Senate Education Committee failed to pass HB 73 by the April 2 deadline, causing the bill to die in committee. Explanation of the Bill House Bill 73 would transfer responsibility of employing School Attendance Officers (SAOs) from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series on third grade literacy achievement. You can find the first part here. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate In the first part of this series, we explored the effectiveness of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) across Mississippi school districts, as well as trends…
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Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series on the Literacy Based Promotion Act. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate Between 2013 and 2019, fourth grade reading scores on the nationwide NAEP test increased by ten points in Mississippi–a larger increase than in any other state during this time period. In…
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