Special needs scholarship money makes way into budget
UPDATE: 10:40 a.m. – Lieutenant Governor Reeves refused to allow a roll call vote on SB 3049 stating that there were not enough members standing to...
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Special needs students not receiving promised funds
by Alex Paton
Stacy Ware is a mother to three children and two of them have been diagnosed with autism. Her son, Zach, has a Level 3 diagnosis,...
Report: 91% of parents satisfied with ESA program
by Alex Paton
A report from the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) has found that 91% of Mississippi parents are satisfied with the...
MDE announces mid-year ESA lottery
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education has announced a mid-year lottery for Education Scholarship Accounts. The lottery will be held on December 13 and 41 ESA’s...
MDE to hold scholarship lottery
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education is holding a lottery on August 30th to award 47 Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) for the 2018-19 school year. The...
MDE announces special needs scholarship lottery
by Alex Paton
There’s a lottery coming up, but it’s not the one you’re thinking of. It’s for children with special needs. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced...
Featured ESA School Choice bill dies, legislators react
by Alex Paton
Education Scholarship Accounts expansion will not be happening in Mississippi this year. In an upset yesterday, the bill to expand the Education Scholarship Accounts died...
Featured Deadline approaches for ESA school choice bill
by Alex Paton
Expanding school choice in Mississippi has been a much talked about topic during the legislative session and with legislation underway to bring choice for more...
Featured MDE announces ESA lottery for special needs kids
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education announced plans for a lottery on February 8th to award 90 Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) for the 2017-18 school year...
Featured Poll shows four out of five voters support school choice, ESA
by Alex Paton
A new poll shows that Mississippians throughout the state continue to support Education Scholarship Accounts and school choice opportunities and they want to see the...