by Associated Press Published: March 14,2013
Tags: appoint, bill, education, educator, elect, legislation, legislative, public education, public school, school, supernitendent
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has changed its mind and advanced a bill that could lead to more appointed, rather than elected, school superintendents. The House had rejected Senate Bill 2911 on a 52-65 vote Monday. It reconsidered the bill yesterday, passing it 62-55. House Education Committee Chairman John Moore says he thinks some members [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2013
Tags: bill, educator, gun, gun control, handgun, law, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, public education, public school, safety, school, school district, shooting, Staff, state government, teach, teacher
JACKSON — House members want to steer the school safety debate back toward letting school districts arm teachers and employees. The House voted 70-46 to amend Senate Bill 2659 to allow school districts to decide to allow guns in schools. The Senate bill had included a proposal by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves to help schools [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 12,2013
Tags: appointment, bill, education, educator, elecvtion, law, lawmaker, legislation, public education, public school, school, state government, superintendent, vote
JACKSON — House members want Mississippians to keep their elected school superintendents. And they don’t think would-be teachers should need to score 21 on the ACT. Senate Bill 2199, which was supposed to lead to more appointed superintendents around the state, lost on a 65-52 vote. Members then voted 60-59 to amend Senate Bill 2658 [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University’s 15th president, Donald W. Zacharias, has died of complications from multiple sclerosis, the university said yesterday. He was 77. He died late Saturday night, said daughter-in-law Sarah Zacharias of Boulder, Colo. Zacharias was president from 1985-97. Only founding president Stephen D. Lee served longer, the university said in a news [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2013
Tags: bill, concealed weapon, edeucation, educator, gun, handgun, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, public education, public school, school, state glovernment, teacher
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would allow school boards to arm teachers with concealed weapons. House Bill 958 would let boards create policies authorizing employees, including cafeteria workers and janitors, carry concealed weapons on campus. A previous version of the bill limited the number of employees with weapons at each school, [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — Rodney Bennett is likely to be appointed president of the University of Southern Mississippi today. Bennett, vice president of student affairs at the University of Georgia, was named the College Board’s preferred candidate to lead 16,000-student USM last week. He would be the first black president of any of Mississippi’s five predominantly white [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2013
Tags: campus, city government, educator, executive, higher education, mayor, municipal, municipality, President, public university, satellite
CANTON — While Madison’s mayor has bristled over Jackson State University’s plan to open a satellite campus in her city, another area mayor says his city would benefit from having a higher education facility. In a letter addressed to JSU president Carolyn Meyers, The Clarion-Ledger reports Canton Mayor William Truly expressed his desire for the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 11,2013
Tags: education, educator, law, learn, learning, politician, Politics, principal, public education, public school, school, school year, state, student, superintendent, teacher, teaching, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — When Gov. Phil Bryant signed a new law, requiring Mississippi public school districts to start the school year no earlier than the third Monday in August, many rejoiced. After all, the later start date would extend summer vacation, have a positive impact on tourism in the state and mean fewer days of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 18,2012
Tags: administrator, community college, education, educator, executive, female, first, higher education, pioneer, President, retire, retirement, retiring, woman
CLARKSDALE — Dr. Vivian Mathews Presley, president of Coahoma Community College for more than two decades, and the first woman to head a community or junior college in the state of Mississippi, will retire June 30. Johnny McGlown, chairman of the board of trustees, says a search committee has been organized to name her successor. [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: December 13,2012
Tags: bench, case, conspiracy, conspirator, conspire, court, crime, criminasl, education, educator, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, principal, public school, trial
HERNANDO — Former Olive Branch Middle School principal Mike McCoy, who was indicted on conspiracy and embezzlement charges, has requested that his Jan. 14 trial be postponed because his attorney has a scheduling conflict. The Commercial Appeal reports McCoy’s attorney, Kevin Horan, filed the motion for a continuance Dec 6. In the motion, Horan, who [...] [...]
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