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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
January 18, 2019

Governor Bryant Proclaims January 20-26 as ‘School Choice Week’

Gov. Phil Bryant has proclaimed January 20-26, 2019 as “School Choice Week” in the state of Mississippi. He joins 20 other governors and more than 300 mayors and county leaders nationwide in issuing proclamations. More than 40,000 events have been independently organized across the country for National School Choice Week, including more than 250 in…
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…