@ISSUE • Competing teacher pay raise bills • MDOC controversies • House Education Chairman Rob Roberson interview
About this episode
The episode features an interview with House Education Chairman Rob Roberson discussing teacher pay raise bills and MDOC controversies.
House Education Committee chairman Rob Roberson (R-Starkville) sits down with host Wilson Stribling to look at the competing teacher pay raise bills and reflect on a difficult 2026 session. Then, analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples discuss the House and Senate teacher bills, the likelihood of a special session, and MDOC Commissioner Burl Cain’s contentious meeting last week with the Legislative Black Caucus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Wilson Stribling
Guest: Rob Roberson
Topics covered
- teacher pay raise
- education policy
- MDOC controversies
- legislative session
- interview
Keywords
- teacher pay raise
- education
- MDOC
- Rob Roberson
- Legislative Black Caucus
- special session
- 2026 session
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MDOC, Legislative Black Caucus
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