The Parents’ SCAMpaign

A grassroots network that advocates for quality education for all Mississippians.

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

For 20 years, the Parents’ Campaign has been on the wrong side of almost every issue.

-They opposed the reforms that led to the MS Miracle.
-They opposed services for kids with special needs.
-They fought to keep schools shut during COVID.

It’s time to call out their scam.

[SuperTalk Mississippi @supertalk]

Mississippi maintained its ranking as the nation’s 16th-best state for K-12 education in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, though the report found the state continues to face significant challenges when it comes to children’s health.

For the first time, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual 50-state report included comprehensive scores ranging from 0 to 1,000 rather than relying solely on rankings. The scores track 16 indicators across four domains – economic well-being, education, health, and family and community factors – from 2019 to 2024. According to the foundation, the new system with both scores and rankings intends to give “a more complete picture of child well-being.”

[Magnolia Tribune @magnoliatribune]

Mis­sis­sip­pi now ranks 16th nation­al­ly in education, according to the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, while other quality of life indicators lag behind.

Read more: https://t.co/Xctqmi8iem

[Hunter Estes @realHunterEstes]

📚 Breaking: Mississippi schools are now the 16th best in America!

Mississippi went from back of the class to being a top performer! 👏

[Clarion Ledger @clarionledger]

Mississippi climbs 10 spots in national school rankings https://t.co/JZJm4tt5Je

[Tom Elliott @tomselliott]

NYT's @NickKristof to fellow progressives: "A black kid in Mississippi is 2.5 times as likely to be proficient in math & reading by 4th grade as a black kid in Calif. Do we need to look a little bit less at what the Trump Admin is doing ... & look a little more in the mirror?"

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

@ParentsCampaign Have y’all denounced the vile actions of your supporter, the Southern Poverty Law Center, yet?

We’re waiting…

[Starla Brown @StarlaMBrown]

#MSleg

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

@ErikaDonalds @ParentsCampaign Every Mississippian should know about this!

[Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey]

@ErikaDonalds @ParentsCampaign Nancy Loome went to a private school.

[Erika Donalds @ErikaDonalds]

In 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center cut a $330,000 check to @ParentsCampaign.

The group claims school choice legislation “isn’t written for parents.”

That is a LIE. School choice is about empowering parents with the funding they need to select the schools that their children deserve.

While the SPLC works to defend the failing status quo, I’m fighting to ensure EVERY education dollar is parent-directed!

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

Wow. The SPLC which supports the @ParentsCampaign was just caught funding racist extremist groups!

Same people attacking education freedom and parents in Mississippi!

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

🚨BREAKING: DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) with wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The SPLC secretly funneled $3M+ in donor funds to violent racist extremist groups:

-Ku Klux Klan
-American Nazi Party
-Aryan Nation
-United Klans of America
-Unite the Right
-National Alliance
-National Socialist Movement
-Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club
-American Front

To hide the payments, SPLC allegedly opened bank accounts under fictitious entities to conceal the source and control of donor funds.

Per the indictment: an SPLC field source was a member of the online leadership chat group that planned the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville — made racist postings under SPLC supervision and helped coordinate transportation to the event.

FBI Director Kash Patel: "They lied to their donors, vowing to dismantle violent extremist groups, and actually turned around and paid the leaders of these very extremist groups — even utilizing the funds to have these groups facilitate the commission of state and federal crimes."

Acting AG Todd Blanche: "The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence. Using donor money to allegedly profit off Klansmen cannot go unchecked."

Scheme allegedly ran 2014–2023.

FBI calls it an ongoing investigation.

Insane!!!

[Secretary Michael Watson @MichaelWatsonMS]

Any comment from the @ParentsCampaign? 👀

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Literacy starts at home.

[Governor Tate Reeves @tatereeves]

So should a lot of other states.

[Governor Tate Reeves @tatereeves]

"But there’s a bright spot among all these dark education headlines, and it’s coming from an unlikely place: Mississippi."

https://t.co/zfYNgSXwov

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

@MSSupts How about you support all students regardless of where they need to go to school?

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

School choice isn’t just good for the students, it’s good for public schools too.

It empowers competition in the market and helps all schools rise to their best.

[Brian Jodice @afcpress]

ICYMI: New study digs deeper on school choice expansion and public school student academic gains.

"This new evidence from Graff's analysis of the cost-effectiveness of Florida’s approach reveals something completely different. 'Fostering competition and accountability through well-designed school choice policy produces far greater academic returns for public school students than simply increasing public education budgets. The evidence from Florida is clear: expanding private school choice programs helped public school students, too. In contrast to most education interventions in which cost goes up, and effect sizes go down as they attempt to scale, the effect of competition on public schools in Florida grew with program size, accelerating Florida’s return on investment.'"

@parthurgraff joined the Dean's List Podcast on @OutLoudNews: https://t.co/t8FGp4O7NQ

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Literacy starts at home.

[Brian Jodice @afcpress]

ICYMI: New study digs deeper on school choice expansion and public school student academic gains.

"This new evidence from Graff's analysis of the cost-effectiveness of Florida’s approach reveals something completely different. 'Fostering competition and accountability through well-designed school choice policy produces far greater academic returns for public school students than simply increasing public education budgets. The evidence from Florida is clear: expanding private school choice programs helped public school students, too. In contrast to most education interventions in which cost goes up, and effect sizes go down as they attempt to scale, the effect of competition on public schools in Florida grew with program size, accelerating Florida’s return on investment.'"

@parthurgraff joined the Dean's List Podcast on @OutLoudNews: https://t.co/t8FGp4O7NQ

[The Parents’ SCAMpaign @scampaignms]

@MSSupts Except for students that might want to attend something besides public school I guess?