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Opinion Columns Opposing School Choice
Mississippians are speaking up against school choice. Read the following opinion columns by parents, teachers, administrators, columnists, and editorial boards:
Mississippi’s Public Schools are Succeeding; Don’t Derail Progress With Vouchers, Clarion Ledger, August 26, 2025 – Matt Dowd, Sara Jackson, and Chip Wilbanks, Public School Parents and Grandparents
Speaker Jason White Wants Citizens to be Able to Vote, But Not on School Choice, Mississippi Today Ideas, September 28, 2025 – Bobby Harrison, Ideas Editor
Public School Parent Says School Choice and Vouchers Not an Answer for the State, Mississippi Today, September 30, 2025 – Chauncey Spears, Public School Parent and Veteran Educator
The Real Choice Serves Every Student, New Albany Gazette, October 2, 2025 – Dr. Phil Burchfield, Executive Director, Mississippi Association of School Superintendents
School Choice Plan Wrong Investment for Educating Mississippi, Daily Journal, October 11, 2025 – Daily Journal Editorial Board
The Real Choice Serves Every Student, Yazoo Herald, October 11, 2025 – Dr. Phil Burchfield, Executive Director, Mississippi Association of School Superintendents
Education is a Public Good – Not a Consumer Product, Oxford Eagle, October 13, 2025 – Bradley Roberson, Superintendent of Oxford School District
School Choice Threatens Education Progress, Starkville Daily News, October 14, 2025 – Orlando Trainor and Rex Buffington, Former Members of Commission to Consolidate Starkville and Oktibbeha County Schools
School Choice Poses Hidden Risks, Daily Journal, October 15, 2025 – Dr. Rob Picou, Superintendent of Tupelo School District
Don’t Derail Mississippi’s Education Momentum With Vouchers and Choice, Vicksburg News, October 16, 2025 – Louise Smith, 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
Could Speaker White Cancel the Mississippi Miracle?, Daily Journal, October 18, 2025 – Bill Crawford, Columnist
Don’t Derail Mississippi’s Momentum With Vouchers and Choice, Clarion Ledger, October 21, 2025 – Louise Smith, 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
Should Public Pay for School Choice?, Kosciusko Star-Herald, October 22, 2025 – Emmerich Newspapers Editorial Board
Should Public Pay for School Choice?, Northside Sun, October 22, 2025 – Emmerich Newspapers Editorial Board
The Illusion of School Choice – Don’t Let Our Kids Pay the Price, New Albany Gazette, October 24, 2025 – Mary Margarett King, 2015 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
Oxford Superintendent: Education is a Public Good, Not a Consumer Product, Mississippi Today Ideas, October 24, 2025 – Bradley Roberson, Superintendent of Oxford School District
Don’t Let Our Kids Pay the Price for School Choice, Daily Journal, October 25, 2025 – Mary Margarett King, 2015 Mississippi Teacher of the Year
School Choice Benefits Few While Costing Many, Meridian Star, October 28, 2025 – Becky Glover, Public School Advocate
School Choice Would Reshape High School Sports, Greenwood Commonwealth, October 29, 2025 – Greenwood Commonwealth Editorial Board
School Choice in Mississippi: A False Promise, Raising Taxes and Undermining Public Education, Natchez Democrat, October 29, 2025 – Becky Glover, Public School Advocate
Private Schools Would Take Vouchers, But Not With Educational Oversight, Sun Herald, November 2, 2025 – Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today Ideas Editor
Now Not Time to Divert Funding Away From Public Schools, Clarion Ledger, November 4, 2025 – Mac Gordon, Retired Mississippi Journalist
School Choice – My Take, Scott County Times, November 5, 2025 – Mark Davis, Retired Mississippi Educator
A Betrayal of the Public Trust, McComb Enterprise-Journal, November 8, 2025 – Mac Gordon, Retired Mississippi Journalist
Time to Move On From the School Choice Debacle, Clarion Ledger, January 14, 2025 – Jim Barksdale, Retired Mississippi Businessman
Opinion Columns from The Parents' Campaign Research & Education Fund
The Lie of School Choice, Clarion Ledger, November 5, 2024 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
School Choice Backers Keep Changing Their Story, Clarion Ledger, December 10, 2024 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
School Choice Not a Good Deal, Delta Democrat Times, January 9, 2025 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
A Trojan Horse to Divert Public Funds to Private Schools, DeSoto County News, February 25, 2025 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
Mississippi Outshines School Choice States on National Tests, Clarion Ledger, March 4, 2025 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
Parents Detest Tim Tebow Law, Daily Journal, April 26, 2025 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
Feds’ Voucher Threat Could Undo Years of Progress in Mississippi, Clarion Ledger, June 17, 2025 – Nancy Loome, President of The Parents’ Campaign Research & Education Fund
