by Associated Press Published: June 12,2012
Tags: appropriations, bonds, debt, education, elementary schools, funding, funds, high schools, junior high schools, kindergartens, learning, municipal govertnment, revenues, school districts, schools, secondary schools, students, tax collections, taxes, taxpayers
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012
Tags: education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, kindergarten, public schools, school districts, schools, secondary schools, state agency, state government, superintendent, teachers, teaching
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 15,2012
Tags: education, educators, elementary education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, public education, public schools, resignation, resigning, school boards, school districts, schools, secondary education, superintendent
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 11,2012
Tags: education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, public education, public schools, school year, schools, secondary schools, tourism, tourists, vacation, visitors
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: administrators, bills, education, elections, elementary education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative branch, Legislature, Politics, schools, secondary education, state government, state law, superintendents, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi’s local school superintendents would have to be appointed by 2016, unless voters opt to keep electing their local chief, under a bill the Senate passed yesterday. Another bill would require the state Department of Education to rate schools and school districts on an “A” to “F” scale, instead of the current seven-step [...] [...]
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