by Associated Press Published: October 19,2012
Tags: Charter school, education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, petition, public school, state agency, teach
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Maybe you saw it on the big screen in “Won’t Back Down.” Parent takeovers of failing public schools could be coming to Mississippi. According to the Mississippi Department of Education, 35 schools are eligible for the first time to be converted to charter schools. A majority of parents must sign a petition [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 19,2012
Tags: appropriation, college, education, fund, funding, learn, learning, revenue. higher learning, state budget, tax collection, teach, teaching, university
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning have asked lawmakers for $72.4 million more for the fiscal year that begins next July 1. “We’ve made a lot of cuts. We have consolidated programs. Now we have hit a wall,” higher education commissioner Hanks Bounds told members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee yesterday. Bounds [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 17,2012
Tags: admission, advertisding, brand, branding, discussion, education, higher education, interactive, learn, learning, marketing, meeting, public relations, public university, recruit, recruiting, session, student, teach, teaching
COLUMBUS — Mississippi University for Women kicked off the early stages of its new branding campaign this week with the first of a series of interactive discussions. The Commercial Dispatch reports six sessions are planned this month with small groups of stakeholders, around 25 per session. The sessions are being managed by idgroup USA, a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 14,2012
Tags: achievement, education, elementary education, grade, learn, learning, public school, rating, school, school district, secondary education, state agency, student, teacher, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — More school districts achieved higher grades in the first year of Mississippi’s new school rating system, thanks to increased test scores and the suspension of graduation rate requirements for higher-scoring districts. Districts and schools got letter grades for the first time today. Under a new law, the old seven-step system, running from [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 14,2012
Tags: building, business incubator, development, education, grand opening, high-tech, higher education, industrial park, learn, research, university
STARKKVILLE — Mississippi State University will hold the grand opening of the newest building in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park Monday beginning at 2 p.m. Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Mississippi Development Authority, the 20,000-square-foot building is home to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 10,2012
Tags: board, education, educator, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, learning, property tax, public education, school, tax, tax collection, tax rate, taxpayer, teacher, teaching
NATCHEZ — The Natchez-Adams School District Board of Trustees has approved a resolution for an increase in ad valorem tax funding of $565,000, which will be given to the Adams County Board of Supervisors to be converted into a millage. The Natchez Democrat reports the funding was included in the district’s $39.8 budget for the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: budget, education, elementary education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, learning, public education, public school, recession, school, school district, secondary education, student, tax, tax collection, taxpayer, teach, teacher, teaching
HATTIESBURG — The Forrest County School District will not request a millage increase for 2012-13, but will instead use money from its reserve fund to pay for extra expenses in its budget. The Hattiesburg American reports the school district’s budget for the upcoming school year is $24.9 million, up from last year’s budget of $23.9 [...] [...]
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