Plans to address teacher shortage and pay will be on the 2021 legislative agenda (Source: Marissa Voss) By Courtney Ann Jackson | December 18, 2020 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated December 19 at 6:07 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Lawmakers will soon start the 2021 legislative session and teachers are putting in their requests early. A pay raise has been on Mississippi teachers’ wish list for the last several years now.
“We cannot keep kicking this can down the road,” said Mississippi Association of Educators President Erica Jones. “Our educators are depending on us to do the right thing.”
Lower pay than other states has translated to a teacher shortage. The Mississippi Association of Educators is also giving some perspective on what that’s ultimately costing schools.