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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 15, 2020

Has the Mississippi Association of Educators’ narrative on teacher pay shifted in 2020?

During the 2019 Mississippi Legislative Session, the Mississippi Association of Educators were talking of strikes and walkouts over a $1,500 teacher pay raise and found the notion of a $2,000 pay raise split over two years “insulting.”  They called a $1,000 for assistant teachers “an appalling gesture.” https://www.facebook.com/maetoday/videos/1850414441709421/ Now, it would appear, the state’s largest…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 14, 2020

Tate Reeves sworn in as the 65th governor of Mississippi

Tuesday, Tate Reeves was sworn in as the 65th governor of the State of Mississippi. He was joined by his wife, Elee Reeves and three daughters, Sarah Tyler, Elizabeth and Madeline. The Joint Legislative Session was brought to order by Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann who gave credit to Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife Deborah…