Oct 16, 2015: Hechinger Report: Under pressure: Some Mississippi educators told to stay quiet on school funding battle
Mississippi Association of Educators President Joyce Helmick said that the pressures on pro-42 teachers have not only been intense, they’ve indeed served to silence many. |
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May 26, 2015: Mississippi Educators to State Leaders: Start Funding Public Schools
From the Office of Joyce Helmick, President Mississippi Association of Educators Jan 26, 2015: WLOX: Lawmaker pushes to make kindergarten attendance mandatory in MS
"Educators know that kindergarten is a key, a bridge year for children," said Mississippi Association of Educators President Joyce Helmick. "Study after study shows that those who get a high quality education are more likely to graduate from high school, less likely to get in trouble, and more likely to have a good job." |
Sept 19, 2014: Alcorn State University: Woodrow Price chosen as National Education Association facilitator
“MAE is proud to have a distinguished educator in our ranks,” said Joyce Helmick, President of the Mississippi Association of Educators in a press release. “Woodrow has distinguished himself as a teacher, a leader in his district, our state and now in the nation. We’re very proud of this young ambitious educator who loves teaching and above all, loves his students.”
Aug 26, 2014: Jackson Public Schools: MAE President Reads to Smith Elementary Students to Promote Literacy
Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) President Joyce Helmick visited G.N. Smith Elementary School to read to students in kindergarten through second grade as a part of MAE’s literacy awareness campaign. Helmick will be touring schools statewide to emphasize the importance of literacy coupled with the Read your way to the Egg Bowl contest.
Aug 13, 2014: MPB: Head of Mississippi’s Largest Teacher Union Calls For Another Pay Increase -
During the 2014 legislative session, lawmakers approved a $2,500 raise for the state's educators. Teachers received the first $1,500 chunk of that pay increase last month, and will receive the second half next year. However, Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, says that raise doesn't go far enough. "These raises, they were a great step in the right direction for this, but we think that we should go further and make another step in order to promote better salaries and to be up there with our neighboring states and with other professions." says Helmick.
“MAE is proud to have a distinguished educator in our ranks,” said Joyce Helmick, President of the Mississippi Association of Educators in a press release. “Woodrow has distinguished himself as a teacher, a leader in his district, our state and now in the nation. We’re very proud of this young ambitious educator who loves teaching and above all, loves his students.”
Aug 26, 2014: Jackson Public Schools: MAE President Reads to Smith Elementary Students to Promote Literacy
Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE) President Joyce Helmick visited G.N. Smith Elementary School to read to students in kindergarten through second grade as a part of MAE’s literacy awareness campaign. Helmick will be touring schools statewide to emphasize the importance of literacy coupled with the Read your way to the Egg Bowl contest.
Aug 13, 2014: MPB: Head of Mississippi’s Largest Teacher Union Calls For Another Pay Increase -
During the 2014 legislative session, lawmakers approved a $2,500 raise for the state's educators. Teachers received the first $1,500 chunk of that pay increase last month, and will receive the second half next year. However, Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, says that raise doesn't go far enough. "These raises, they were a great step in the right direction for this, but we think that we should go further and make another step in order to promote better salaries and to be up there with our neighboring states and with other professions." says Helmick.
Nov 6, 2013: Jackson Free Press: Joyce Helmick: ‘Prove It’
Joyce Helmick has taught school for more than 37 years. In July, she took the leadership reins at the Mississippi Association of Educators, an organization that provides professional development for teachers, and represents their interests in the state Legislature and throughout the public- school system.
Joyce Helmick has taught school for more than 37 years. In July, she took the leadership reins at the Mississippi Association of Educators, an organization that provides professional development for teachers, and represents their interests in the state Legislature and throughout the public- school system.