Mississippi Business Journal » legislatuve http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 House says no to appointed school superintendents http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/house-says-no-to-appointed-school-superintendents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=house-says-no-to-appointed-school-superintendents http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/03/house-says-no-to-appointed-school-superintendents/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:54:33 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72714 JACKSON — Many significant education reforms are sailing toward final passage in the Mississippi Legislature, but one long-sought goal appears to have foundered. House members yesterday voted 66-52 to reject a plan that could have forced the appointment of currently elected superintendents in 21 districts statewide. Senate Bill 2199 had called for elected superintendents in [...]

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