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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 4, 2020

Lt. Gov. Hosemann seeks state employee raises to increase competitiveness

Mississippi Senators began to tackle the first step to pay raises this year with SB 2001, the teacher pay raise bill. However, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has indicated those won’t be the only raises coming out of the Legislature this year. Hosemann said the raise for teachers, that passed out of the Education Committee last…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 3, 2020

Report: Mississippi Top Five Most Improved State for Chance-for-Success

For the second time in two years, Mississippi earned recognition as one of five most improved states in the latest Quality Counts report that examines achievement in school systems from prekindergarten through grade 12 and socioeconomic factors leading to success in adulthood. Mississippi gained 6.2 points in the Chance-for-Success Index, improving its grade from a…