Waiting on a Lottery

By Elyse Marcellino | June 28, 2018

There’s been a lot of talk about a lottery in Mississippi over the past few years. But as Steve and Sue Jones know very well, Mississippi already has a lottery: a lottery that can change their child’s future. Right now, there are nearly 200 families hoping to receive an Education Scholarship Account for their child.…

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Special Needs ESA Lottery Announced

By Grant Callen | June 27, 2018

The Mississippi Department of Education announced yesterday that a lottery for the Special Needs Education Scholarship Account (ESA) will be held on Friday, July 6, to award approximately 8 scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year. This year the law funded 411 scholarships and as of yesterday, 403 have been awarded to returning students. Therefore, 8…

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Today’s Big Supreme Court Decision

By Grant Callen | June 27, 2018

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of freedom for public sector employees – a landmark decision for educators across the nation and a devastating blow to public sector unions in 22 states. In Janus vs. AFSCME, a public employee in Illinois contended that he should not have to pay fees to a union whose…

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