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Rep. Daryl Porter Jr., D-Summit, asks a question of Rep. Joey Hood, R-Ackerman, unseen, during his presentation of legislation in the House Chamber that would limit how race can be taught in schools and universities in Jackson, Mississippi, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Talk about race: Mississippi House passes bill to set limits
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,03/03/22-7:26PM , 306 Reads
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Senate OKs teacher pay raise bill
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,03/03/22-2:00AM , 830 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi senators acted quickly Wednesday to unanimously pass a teacher pay raise bill, sending it back to the House for possible debate within the next three weeks.
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Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar Jr., R-Leakesville, addresses lawmakers as they consider legislation during a committee meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi Senate OKs pay bill 'by teachers, for teachers'
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,03/02/22-12:30PM , 286 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi senators acted quickly Wednesday to unanimously pass a teacher pay raise bill, sending it back to the House for possible debate within the next three weeks.
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Mississippi Association of Educators executive director Antonio Castanon Luna, left, MAE consultant Pam Johnson, center and Geraldine Bender, Mississippi state president of the American Federation of Teachers, right, monitor a Senate Education Committee meeting at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi teacher pay survives legislators' political spat
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,03/01/22-6:18PM , 303 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Proposals to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the U.S. were in danger Tuesday as Mississippi legislators engaged in a political showdown. Hours before a big deadline, Senate committees voted to keep the issue alive.
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