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Capital City residents to pay more taxes to support schools

Associated Press — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:10:58 +0000

JACKSON — Jackson residents will soon pay more in taxes supporting the city’s school district. When 81 percent of voters in 2006 approved a $150 million bond issue to build more schools and improve others, it meant they were willing to have property taxes raised to pay that debt. But city leaders didn’t raise taxes [...]

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Board to name House interim state superintendent of education

Associated Press — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:27:43 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Board of Education plans to name Lynn House as interim state superintendent today. The board chose House, now deputy superintendent for instructional enhancement and internal operations, following a closed meeting yesterday. It will formally ratify the choice today. House, 60, will replace Tom Burnham, who announced earlier this month that he [...]

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School superintendent’s resignation accepted during emergency board meeting

Associated Press — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:52:10 +0000

GREENVILLE — Harvey Franklin Sr., superintendent of the Greenville Public School District, has resigned. The Delta Democrat Times reports the school board accepted the resignation during an emergency meeting today. Franklin’s resignation is effective immediately Deputy superintendent Leeson Taylor II has been named “acting interim superintendent” until June 30, the end of the district’s fiscal [...]

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Senate revives charter school bill; sets up showdown in House

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:37:44 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate revived charter school legislation yesterday, giving new life to a cornerstone of Republican leaders’ agenda. The move sets up a showdown in the House, which has been closely divided on broadening Mississippi’s provisions allowing alternative public schools. An earlier bill was voted down in a House committee. Senators amended House [...]

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Legislators approve bill moving start of school year

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:49:10 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi public schools would be required to start on the third Monday or later under a measure moving through the Legislature. The state Senate voted 29-21 for House Bill 707 yesterday. Under the bill, the earliest possible school day would be anywhere from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21. The House had mandated a [...]

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Education Department rejects bids to operate school system

Associated Press — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:26:39 +0000

TATE COUNTY — The state Department of Education has tabled plans to find a private operator for Tate County schools. State Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham said one of the reasons for that is all of the submitted proposals were too high. He says the proposals were two or three times higher than what the [...]

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Lawmakers mulling moving back start of school year

Associated Press — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:34:50 +0000

JACKSON — There would be no more early-August starts for Mississippi public schools under a bill lawmakers are considering. House Bill 707, as amended today by the Senate Education Committee, would require that schools start no earlier than the third Monday in August, which would be anywhere from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21. Advocates say [...]

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Committee again delays vote on charter school legislation

Associated Press — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:09:05 +0000

JACKSON — A Mississippi House committee has again delayed a vote on a charter school bill. It’s unclear whether Senate Bill 2401 can pass the House Education Committee, though it has been narrowed by amendments. Some Republicans and conservative Democrats on the 31-member panel continue to voice opposition. For example, Rep. Steve Massengill, a Hickory [...]

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Key vote on charter school legislation expected today

Associated Press — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:58:36 +0000

JACKSON — A Mississippi House Education Committee vote on a charter schools bill will wait until today. Yesterday’s committee meeting ended abruptly without a vote, with Chairman John Moore, R-Brandon, promising to meet again today. Some Democrats said the Republican majority lacked votes to pass the bill. “It was going to be close right now,” [...]

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House unanimously passes public school construction bill

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:22:14 +0000

JACKSON — Legislative action could set off a small building boom for Mississippi’s public schools. A measure passed by the House on a unanimous vote last week — and now awaiting action in the Senate — would renew schools’ power to borrow against state aid checks. After the 1997 passage of the state funding formula, [...]

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