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December 23, 2013

Daily Journal advocates teacher pay raise

Teacher pay raise due after seven years For years – even decades – advocates of improved teacher pay in Mississippi have made the Southeastern average their salary goal. It’s a constantly moving target, and Mississippi has never reached it. Today, the average teacher salary of $41,600 is well below not only the Southeastern average, but…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 23, 2013

MS Gov. Phil Bryant education order eases core fight

Bryant education order eases core fight When Gov. Phil Bryant issued his executive order inveighing against a possible federal takeover of education in Mississippi, he may have been doing supporters of the Common Core standards a favor. The order doesn’t block the rollout of the standards in the state’s schools. And it could take pressure…