Mississippi Business Journal » degrees http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State lawmakers pass dual enrollment legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/03/state-lawmakers-pass-dual-enrollment-legislation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-lawmakers-pass-dual-enrollment-legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/03/state-lawmakers-pass-dual-enrollment-legislation/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:15:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56619 JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow high school dropouts and potential dropouts to enroll at community colleges, earning a high school diploma while getting worker training. The state already has a law allowing such dual enrollment. But, Gov. Phil Bryant has been pushing Senate Bill 2792, saying it will be [...]

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