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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
January 18, 2019

Recommended teacher pay raise brings discussion of unmet classroom needs–paid for by teachers

Election years are notoriously quiet in the Mississippi State Legislature, with lawmakers already outlining a relatively non-controversial session agenda. One of the items on the to-do list, however, is causing a stir. While you might think that a pay raise of several thousand dollars per year might be cheered, some teachers are giving a collective…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 15, 2019

Governor Phil Bryant makes final State of the State address to lawmakers

Governor Phil Bryant addressed Senators and Representatives on the floor of the Mississippi House for the last time as Governor of Mississippi. In his speech Bryant touched on several topics. One of which, he called on lawmakers to join him in ensuring that teachers receive their second overall pay raise since 2014. “Our gratitude to…