The Senate Education Committee killed HB #2 on a unanimous voice vote this afternoon. The bill would create a school choice program in Mississippi.
The bill barely passed the House of Representatives with a margin of two votes as Republicans in suburban districts (with A-rated schools) voted in the negative.
Committee Chairman Dennis Debar, Jr. (R-Hokies BBQ & Grill) said the committee already passed bills that covered most of HB #2 except for charter school and ESA provisions.
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann said
The unanimous action of the Senate Education Committee reflects listening to constituents and educators across Mississippi. Senate Bill 2002 is a far more reasonable and conservative form of school choice.
Mississippi has invested heavily in education over the past 14 years, rising to 16th in the nation. Our focus must remain on strengthening public education."
However, school choice supporters should not lose hope as today's action was only the first "dead." There are still two more deaths to go.
Stay tuned.
17 comments:
Voice vote. There goes Donkeycrat Delbert's leadership again.
Thanks to the Committee & the Chairman for stopping this run away Foolishness-
Good. HB2 was not the one for MS.......
I've honestly not followed this discussion at all. Would school choice mean that kids in certain school districts be allowed to transfer to other schools in the district at will? Or would students be allowed to transfer into other districts without living in those districts? Thanks in advance for an explanation.
Thank goodness they stopped those poors and uppity minorities from going somewhere other than their terrible schools that only churn out more pidgin muttering English teen mothers and criminals. We almost enacted some small government reform there. So glad those big government Republicans were able to thwart it.
It makes perfect sense. Why do the right thing when you can completely destroy the school system. By destroying the school structure, you take the children out of school because their parents want to get them a SAFE education. That allows the allocated money for those withdrawing to be used at the discretion of the “leaders and teachers” still in charge at the public schools. That may explain some of the nice cars, etc. seen by administrators at the “public schools.”
It would had ruin private schools private schools are a better choice than public but if you open up the flood gates
Good. Stop wanting others to fix your communities and taking care of your feral children.
That is ridiculous and uninformed. No school HAS to take the money.
Good. Go to school in the community you created.
HB2 was always doomed. Dembert Hoseman never wants people to have power and that is something HB2 offered. So, Dembert lied when he said “listening to constituents and educators” because the committee only listened to the light guv and killed the bill as ordered.
Mississippi will only improve when he is no longer in office.
Douglas Carswell is going to have an aneurism and pay kingfish to post some rant on here about it. Can’t wait.
Cuck cuck cuck CUCKSERVATIVE
HB2 was only “considered” for 88 seconds which means that Hoseman killed it with malice afore thought.
Thanks to those who actually listened to their constituents and held the line against much pressure and out of state money.
Have to wonder if Delbert Hosemann is considering switching parties for 2027 Governor's race like former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan has done.
I've read so many reports, comments, etc. today about out of state lobbyists and interests investing in this scheme. WHY? What's up with the out of state interest?
So many times the question has been asked, "Who benefits financially and how". None of those questions have been answered.
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