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Advocates want more flexible charter school bill

Amy McCullough — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:01:30 +0000

Charter school advocates believe this is the year for Mississippi to make progress in school choice through more flexible charter school legislation. In his first State of the State address, Gov. Phil Bryant said now is the time for Mississippi to pass a “workable” charter school law. A 2010 law passed by the state Legislature [...]

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Will Barbour Run?

Stephen McDill — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:35:13 +0000

JACKSON- Mississippi Center for Public Policy president Forest Thigpen thinks Gov. Barbour will launch a bid for the White House soon. He also describes the first 100 days in office of the next Governor of Mississippi and a few of the key issues the winning candidate would face.

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Hinds County “Defiant… Unresponsive”

Stephen McDill — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:40:26 +0000

JACKSON- Mississippi Center for Public Policy president Forest Thigpen explains his new project SeeTheSpending.org, a website that tracks hundreds of budgets in state and county government. He says that while most of Mississippi’s 82 counties have responded to public records requests, he’s still waiting to hear from Jackson.

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MCPP President On Redistricting

Stephen McDill — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:07:27 +0000

JACKSON- Mississippi Center for Public Policy president Forest Thigpen comments Wednesday on current redistricting legislation at the Mississippi State Capitol. This is the first in a special series of interviews with Thigpen.

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Parental freedom and educational nourishment

Contributing Columnist — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:01:39 +0000

What if your city officials said to you, “As long as you live here, you will only shop at one grocery store — the one we choose for you.” If you could get past the arrogance and the restriction on your freedom, you might be able to live with that dictate as long as your [...]

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