The Parents' Campaign

If our state has an extra dime to spend, it needs to go to pay raises for the public school teachers who have worked a "miracle" for Mississippi. Not a dime more for unaccountable private schools. VOTE NO on HB 1944. #msleg #msedu

HB 1944 is headed for a vote on the House floor, with a deadline of TODAY, Wednesday, Feb. 25. Ask representatives to VOTE NO on HB 1944. Capitol switchboard: 601.359.3770 More contact info for #msleg: msparentscampaign.org/legislators-by… Get details on the bill: tpcref.org/legislative-an…

Ask representatives to VOTE NO on HB 1944. It ramps up state funding for private schools to $20M annually, with no accountability/oversight required. Capitol Switchboard: 601.359.3770 No to ANY BILL that increases public $$ to private schools via CHILDREN'S PROMISE ACT. #msleg

"The promise of 'choice' is an illusion, masking a deliberate unraveling of a public system designed to serve a common good. What, exactly, is American about that," writes Jim Barksdale. ow.ly/mtWP50Ycq5e

To vote in the March 10 Primary Election, voters must register by Feb. 9. Register by mail (postmarked on or before Feb. 9): sos.ms.gov/content/docume… Register in person: County Circuit Clerk's Office or Municipal Clerk's Office (by 5 pm Feb. 9) Details: tpcref.org/voter-informat…

Wonderful news on deadline day! Senate Education Committee kills HB2 voucher bill; House Education & Approp. Committees pass $5,000 teacher pay raise with $3,000 additional increase for public school special education teachers. #msleg Read all about it: msparentscampaign.org/wonderful-news…

HB 2: "...moves Mississippi away from a shared public commitment to education & toward a model that fragments funding & responsibility. Public funds should be used to serve all students...not to convert a public good into a marketplace transaction." #msleg newtoncountyappeal.com/tyler-hansford…

As always, Marshall nails it! HB 2 is loaded with public funds for private schools & stipulations that private schools cannot be held accountable. Meanwhile, HB 2 devotes a complete section to new, unfunded accountability & reporting requirements for public schools. #msleg #msedu

Vote NO on HB 2 - massive school choice bill.

The House Education committee is taking up their omnibus-school choice education bill. Watch the committee meeting live through our livestream. ow.ly/EPrz50XWJTa

The 2026 #msleg convened today; Senate Education Committee met to pass 3 key bills. Read our full story: msparentscampaign.org/senate-educati… Ask senators to: VOTE NO on SB 2002 (public school choice) VOTE YES on SB 2001 (teacher pay raise) VOTE YES on SB 2003 (retired teachers bill) #msedu

"The 2023 voucher program (in Florida) didn’t encourage school choice; it merely awarded taxpayer money to subsidize families for a choice they had already made – and which they were already paying for themselves." usnews.com/opinion/articl…

“The argument for subsidizing the expense of private education fails ideologically. Those who are dissatisfied with the services that taxpayers provide cannot expect these same taxpayers to foot the bill for private alternatives..." #msleg #msedu starherald.net/should-public-…

Wise words from Louise Smith, 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. “The real choice before us is simple: a future where all children succeed or one where some succeed at the expense of others. That’s a choice we must not accept." clarionledger.com/story/opinion/…

When states begin paying tuition for students enrolled in private schools, the consequence is two separate & unequal systems, BOTH taxpayer-funded: 1) unaccountable private schools with no oversight 2) accountable public schools with local/state/federal oversight #msleg #msedu

Runoff elections TODAY, Dec. 2, in: Senate District 24 (portions of Leflore, Panola, & Tallahatchie counties) and Senate District 26 (portions of Hinds & Madison counties) SD24 Candidate Q&A: tpcref.org/voter-informat… SD26 Candidate Q&A: tpcref.org/voter-informat… #msleg #msedu

Your Giving Tuesday donation will help us push for: • fully funded public schools • professional salaries for public school teachers • broad access to high-quality pre-k And will help us fight against: • vouchers & school choice schemes Give now: msparentscampaign.nationbuilder.com/donate

Marshall nails it. It's private schools, not parents, that hold the choice in "school choice." #msleg #msedu

“Whether you call it school choice or vouchers, privatization of education socializes all the costs of education but privatizes all the benefits.” – Becky Glover, Public School Advocate djournal.com/opinion/column…

When states begin paying tuition for students enrolled in private schools, the consequence is two separate & unequal systems, BOTH taxpayer-funded: 1) unaccountable private schools with no oversight 2) accountable public schools with local/state/federal oversight #msleg #msedu