Teacher Pay - Mississippi Today

Key education groups call Gov. Reeves’ budget priorities hypocritical, ‘extremely disappointing’

by Kate Royals November 18, 2020May 10, 2021

Gov. Tate Reeves released budget recommendations this week, and top education groups say his education priorities do not address their needs.

Hood’s Obama robocalls, Reeves’ public teacher emails mark last-minute turnout efforts for guv campaigns

by Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau November 5, 2019May 10, 2021

Reeves ad touting teacher pay raises filmed at private school, features private school teachers

by Bobby Harrison October 14, 2019May 10, 2021

2019 Gubernatorial Candidates

Politicians have been slashing taxes, but poll indicates Mississippians willing to pay higher taxes

by Bobby Harrison and Will Stribling July 22, 2019May 10, 2021

2019 Legislative Session

Teacher pay: Candidates weigh in on botched pay raise but no consensus emerges on possible $15 million shortfall

by Kayleigh Skinner and Bobby Harrison April 29, 2019May 10, 2021

Survey: 30 percent of teachers would strike for better pay, more than 60 percent OK with ‘sick out’

by Kayleigh Skinner April 22, 2019May 10, 2021

2019 Legislative Session

County officials’ pay hike trimmed after outcry over amount given to teachers, state employees

by Bobby Harrison April 17, 2019May 10, 2021

Bill Waller tells teachers he’s ‘not happy’ about raise amount, vows to push for Southeastern average

by Kayleigh Skinner April 11, 2019May 10, 2021

‘Put up or shut up’: Mississippi teachers mull strike in wake of ‘insulting’ pay raise, secretive voucher funding move

by Kayleigh Skinner, Aallyah Wright and Kelsey Davis Betz April 3, 2019May 10, 2021

$1,500 teacher pay raise approved but educators underwhelmed: ‘Another election-year-timed symbolic gesture’

by Kayleigh Skinner March 28, 2019May 10, 2021

$1,000 for teachers, pay raises for many state employees included in tentative budget agreement

by Bobby Harrison and Kayleigh Skinner March 25, 2019May 10, 2021

House ups ante on teacher pay, ‘Snuffy Smith’ would be pleased

by Bobby Harrison March 17, 2019May 10, 2021

Senate balks at $4,000 teacher pay raise passed by House, cite ‘other competing needs’

by Kayleigh Skinner and Bobby Harrison March 12, 2019May 10, 2021

Tax collections strong in final report before decision on teacher, state employee pay hike

by Bobby Harrison March 8, 2019May 10, 2021