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House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, presides over a committee meeting discussing House Bill 2 at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Shy of special session, Mississippi school choice appears dead
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/19/26-1:50PM , 96 Reads 2,095 Statewide
The House Education Committee, in a five-minute meeting on Wednesday, passed two Senate education bills before its leader announced that the panel would not meet again this session.
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Mississippi bill could challenge Supreme Court’s ban on school prayer
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:56PM , 305 Reads 4,270 Statewide
The Mississippi House passed a bill Wednesday that would allow prayer during school, adding Mississippi to a list of states challenging the Supreme Court edict that church and state remain separate.
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Speaker of the House Jason White speaks during the Mississippi Economic Council's annual Hobnob at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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After Senate killed House’s main education measure, will House return the favor?
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-3:32PM , 171 Reads 2,216 Statewide
House Speaker Jason White was not happy the Senate killed his expansive school choice bill, without even taking a full vote.
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House Education Chairman Rob Roberson, R-Starkville (left) and Jansen Owen, R-Poplarville, listen as other legislators ask questions of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Early Childhood Development Laurie Todd-Smith (left) and Lindsey Burke, deputy chief of staff for policy and programs at the U.S. Dept. of Education, during the legislative school choice subcommittee meeting at the State Capitol, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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House promotes $5K teacher pay raise, topping Senate’s $2K
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,02/04/26-12:04PM , 208 Reads 5,061 Statewide
The House legislation also includes a provision that would allow lawmakers to give assistant teachers a pay raise.

The House is considering giving all Mississippi public school teachers a $5,000 annual pay raise starting next school year, a move that’s been long-called for by the state’s educators.
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