QUORUM | MPB 3-10-2010 - Education Pressures

State lawmakers have put 2010 budget talks behind them, but they have yet to write the 2011 budget. Revenue has fallen for 18 straight months, and educators are among those planning for deep cuts in state support. Teachers may have to make big sacrifices, in the form of furloughs, pay cuts and larger class sizes. Meantime a governor's panel considers the complicated task of streamlining Mississippi's system of school districts -- but even this work offers little relief for hard-pressed schools.

In this 3-10-2010 edition of QUORUM, we bring three unique voices into the discussion on Mississippi's efforts in public K-12 education. Our live panel includes Kevin Gilbert, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators; Executive Director Sam Bounds from the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents; and Susan Womack, Executive Director of the Parents for Public Schools/Greater Jackson. We also hear from legislative leaders in education affairs, and we look at broader concerns about potential furloughs and layoffs across state government.

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