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Superintendents, SREB and nonprofits press lawmakers on pay, pre-K, mental health and special-education funding
Summary
State superintendents, SREB and special-needs providers told the Senate Education Committee that teacher pay, early-childhood access, mental-health staffing and special-education funding need sustained investment; SREB presented data on turnover, residency and a case for induction programs.
Lawmakers heard a string of presentations laying out statewide priorities for staffing, early learning and services for students with complex needs.
Megan Boren of the Southern Regional Education Board told the committee that Mississippi’s teacher turnover is high (about 23% in 2022–23), that early-career supports and paid residencies improve retention, and that investments in induction and residency programs can produce net savings versus the cost of repeated teacher replacement. "When teachers are consistently taught by prepared and supported teachers," she said, "there's over a $120,000 increase in lifetime earnings per graduate" in modeled research linking teacher…
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