Mississippi will provide free virus testing to teachers
The state of Mississippi is expanding access to free coronavirus testing for teachers and school-based emergency telehealth coverage after more than 70 of the state’s 82 counties have reported outbreaks during their first few weeks back in the classroom.
Three LCSD teachers sue school board over bullying, hostile work environment
Three Lowndes County School District teachers have filed a petition against the school board in chancery court, claiming board members have not adequately dealt with the teachers’ allegations of bullying by district administrators.
Pilot program could help student achievement, teacher retention at AMS
One of Mallory Carlisle’s seventh-grade students does not feel comfortable reading out loud in front of the class. But if Carlisle sits next to her, the student will read in whispers to her teacher.
Teacher pay raise will cost $18.5M more than first estimated
The Mississippi Department of Education announced Monday that a $1,500 raise for teachers will cost $18.5 million more than it originally informed lawmakers, months after local superintendents discovered a shortfall caused by the department’s ignorance of how teachers were classified in its own computer system.
LCSD board upholds Caledonia teachers’ transfers to New Hope
Lowndes County School District School Board voted in executive session Monday night to uphold the transfers of three Caledonia High School teachers to the New Hope campus.
Three Caledonia teachers protest transfers, allege harassment
Three Caledonia High School teachers are appealing their transfers to the New Hope campus with the Lowndes County School District board.
They have also taken their grievances to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the transfers came after months of harassment by school administration.
Area districts vow all teachers will get their raises
A Mississippi Department of Education math error could cost three area public school districts nearly $500,000 next school year to fund teacher raises.
Mississippi governor signs $1,500 pay raise for teachers
Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill Tuesday to give teachers and assistant teachers a $1,500 pay raise during the year that begins July 1.
Mississippi teacher group eyeing protest asks about walkout
One of Mississippi’s statewide teacher organizations asked supporters Thursday if they’re interested in protests over teacher pay and Republican education policies, even asking about an indefinite “walkout.”
Lawmakers approve $1,500 pay raise for Mississippi teachers
Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday gave final approval to a $1,500 pay raise for the state’s public school teachers beginning July 1, sending it to Gov. Phil Bryant for his approval or veto.
LCSD eliminating teacher slots to save $3M
Lowndes County School District will non-renew the contracts of all 64 of its first-year teachers at next month’s board meeting as a way to save $3 million next fiscal year.
Top Mississippi lawmakers agree on $1,500 teacher raise
Leaders in the Mississippi Legislature answered the biggest question of their election-year session Wednesday night, agreeing to give public school teachers a $1,500-a-year raise beginning July 1.
Speaker: Lawmakers eye $1,000 raise for Mississippi teachers
House Speaker Philip Gunn said Monday that Mississippi public school teachers are likely to get a one-time raise of $1,000 in the coming year.
Sen. Younger: Proposed pay raise for teachers should be higher
Local legislators expressed disappointment Friday with two bills in the Mississippi Legislature affecting education, one of which aims to increase salaries for public school teachers and the other which — had it not died in committee — would have raised the pay for school board members.
Mississippi Senate passes $1,000 teacher raise, seeks to pay as bonus
Mississippi’s state senators on Wednesday voted to advance a plan that would raise public school teacher salaries by $500 a year over two years, for a total of $1,000.
$50M teacher raise proposed by Bryant equals 3 percent boost
The $50 million proposed by Gov. Phil Bryant for teacher pay raises over the next two years would boost overall teacher salaries by just under 3 percent, the Mississippi Department of Education says.
Governor and lieutenant governor call for teacher pay raises
Mississippi’s governor and lieutenant governor said Thursday that they will support teacher pay raises in the 2019 legislative session, months before state elections, although they didn’t provide a specific proposal.
Slimantics: I heart teachers
Beginning Monday, thousands of students throughout Mississippi will return to the classroom for another school year.
Headed for the exit: Teacher turnover numbers increase for CMSD; improve in Starkville and Lowndes County
Roughly one-fourth of teachers who worked in the Columbus Municipal School District in 2017-18 will not return this August.
CMSD incentive bonuses approved
Teachers at Columbus Municipal School District will see incentive bonuses based on state accountability ratings starting December 2019.