Mar 2, 2015: Hattiesburg American: District heads say school funding bill falls short
When Forrest County School District Superintendent Brian Freeman heard state representatives had unanimously approved a bill to give $106.7 million more in Mississippi Adequate Education Program funding to K-12 schools, he had mixed feelings.
When Forrest County School District Superintendent Brian Freeman heard state representatives had unanimously approved a bill to give $106.7 million more in Mississippi Adequate Education Program funding to K-12 schools, he had mixed feelings.
Feb 15, 2015: Clarion Ledger: Miss. third-grade gate: Fear of failure
"We are setting these kids up for failure," predicted Nancy Loome, executive director of the public education advocacy group, The Parents' Campaign.
"We are setting these kids up for failure," predicted Nancy Loome, executive director of the public education advocacy group, The Parents' Campaign.
Jan 30, 2015: Hechinger Report: Vouchers may be ticket out of public schools for kids with disabilities—but is that a good thing?
“The truth is that the folks who are pushing for ‘alternative wording’ don’t really want their alternate amendment to pass in November of 2015,” Nancy Loome, executive director of the Parents’ Campaign school advocacy group, said in a memo to supporters. “They don’t want any amendment to pass ... They want the Legislature to have unfettered power to deny public schools the funding our kids need to be successful, just as they have done for years.”
“The truth is that the folks who are pushing for ‘alternative wording’ don’t really want their alternate amendment to pass in November of 2015,” Nancy Loome, executive director of the Parents’ Campaign school advocacy group, said in a memo to supporters. “They don’t want any amendment to pass ... They want the Legislature to have unfettered power to deny public schools the funding our kids need to be successful, just as they have done for years.”
June 10, 2014: Clarion Ledger: Is Nancy Loome, Parents' Campaign supporting Cochran?
The Parents Campaign, a pro-public education group focused on predominantly state issues, has sent out an email that clearly is pushing support for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran without ever mentioning his name or that of his GOP primary challenger Chris McDaniel.
The Parents Campaign, a pro-public education group focused on predominantly state issues, has sent out an email that clearly is pushing support for U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran without ever mentioning his name or that of his GOP primary challenger Chris McDaniel.
Jan 13, 2015: The Commercial Appeal: Mississippi House adds alternative language on school funding amendment
“Education funding is not an end unto itself,” House Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, said Tuesday. “It’s simply a tool, it’s simply a means to an end — a very important means — but it’s a means to an end. The ultimate question is what are our results? What are we achieving? How effective are our schools?”
“Education funding is not an end unto itself,” House Speaker Pro Tem Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, said Tuesday. “It’s simply a tool, it’s simply a means to an end — a very important means — but it’s a means to an end. The ultimate question is what are our results? What are we achieving? How effective are our schools?”