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News  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
March 30, 2026

Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline

Teachers and teacher assistants to see a $2,000 pay raise, while school attendance officers will get $5,000. Special education teachers will receive an additional $2,000 as well.
News  |  Daniel Tyson  • 
March 30, 2026

Inmate dyslexia testing, study dies in Mississippi Legislature

“I am disappointed, but this is the second year we’ve [the Senate] advanced this legislation; sometimes it takes years to get things done,” said State Senator Rod Hickman (D), the bill’s author.