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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
March 13, 2019

Op-Ed: Kids with autism will suffer without ESA or adequate options for therapy

Sitting on a desk in Rankin County is the one hope a mother had for one of her twin daughters. It’s an Education Scholarship Account application. Currently, just over 400 students utilize the program, with 250+ on the waitlist. During this legislative session, there was one bill to expand the ESA. It did not pass.…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 12, 2019

Party lines crossed on passage of teacher pay raise amendment of $4,000

On Monday the Mississippi House of Representatives passed the Teacher Pay Raise bill, SB 2770, but not before approving an amendment offered by Representative Steve Holland. As passed in the Senate, the bill would offer a $1,000 raise for teachers over the next two years, effectively $500 a year per teacher. Just before the bill…