The same week that Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves signed the historic teacher pay raise legislation into law, lawmakers passed Senate Bills 2422 and 2430 providing additional assistance to teachers and school leaders. Senate Bill 2422 will ensure teachers receive classroom supply fund cards before the school year begins each year, no later than August 1. The legislation states that the cards will not expire before April 1, which allows teachers to use the cards throughout the school year. “When it comes to delivering a quality education for our kids, we are getting the job done,” said Governor Reeves on Thursday. “They worked tirelessly for more than a year developing a teacher pay plan targeted at tackling Mississippi’s teacher shortage while providing a historic investment in our state’s public education,” Gunn said.

Source: ABC News April 04, 2022 15:53 UTC