Mississippi Today (https://mississippitoday.org/category/teacher-pay/page/2/)
Read Mississippi Today’s coverage of the pay increase for Mississippi teachers and the shortfall created when the Legislature did not appropriate enough funds due to a miscalculation.
Senate and House leaders say proposal leaves the flexibility for the full Legislature to decide key issues at the end of the 2019 session once the revenue picture becomes clearer.
Legislative Budget Committee, which includes the House speaker and the lieutenant governor, is scheduled to release its proposal in December.
Some criticize logistics of the meeting and the process of hiring an outside consultant