Mississippi Business Journal » Mississippi Department of Education http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Construction group uses competition to showcase industry opportunities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:16:10 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=69912 The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), Mississippi Department of Education and construction industry partners are hosting the 2013 SkillsUSA Mississippi State Championship Feb. 26-27 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson. While the event offers a chance for students and apprentices to show off their crafts skills, it also gives the industry a venue to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/construction-group-uses-competition-to-showcase-industry-opportunities/feed/ 0 Richardson presented award http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/19/richardson-presented-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richardson-presented-award http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/19/richardson-presented-award/#comments Sun, 19 Aug 2012 06:01:53 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=61453 Eloise Richardson was recently awarded the national 2012 GED Distinguished Service Award at the GED Testing Service Award luncheon in Long Beach, Calif. Richardson serves as the director of adult basic education and GED at the Mississippi Community College Board. Richardson has spent her entire professional career in the educational field. In 1983, she became [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/19/richardson-presented-award/feed/ 0 State set to meet about Aberdeen school system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/18/state-set-to-meet-about-aberdeen-school-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-set-to-meet-about-aberdeen-school-system http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/18/state-set-to-meet-about-aberdeen-school-system/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:19:05 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55841 JACKSON — State officials have signaled they could be seeking to take over an eighth school district even as they consider fundamental changes to the process of state control, called conservatorship. Mississippi’s Commission on School Accreditation is scheduled to meet Wednesday in Jackson and appears poised to declare a state of emergency in the 1,400-student [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/18/state-set-to-meet-about-aberdeen-school-system/feed/ 0 Kicker: Mississippi Craft Center named one of top 10 in country http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/kicker-mississippi-craft-center-named-one-of-top-10-in-country/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kicker-mississippi-craft-center-named-one-of-top-10-in-country http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/kicker-mississippi-craft-center-named-one-of-top-10-in-country/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:23:52 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=51377 Julia Daily, executive director, Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild, has traveled around the country to visit art galleries and craft centers like the one she oversees, the Mississippi Craft Center. She has found that the work of Mississippi artists and craftsmen compares favorably to the best in the nation. “I would place our artisans up against any [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/kicker-mississippi-craft-center-named-one-of-top-10-in-country/feed/ 0 MCEE seats new board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/01/mcee-seats-new-board/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mcee-seats-new-board http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/01/mcee-seats-new-board/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:01:03 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=51499 The Mississippi Council on Economic Education has welcomed eight new board members in 2011. They are: Dr. Daphne Buckley, deputy state superintendent of education, Mississippi Department of Education, Jackson; Charlita Cloman, vice president, community affairs manager, Regions Bank, Jackson; Dr. Brent Hales, interim chair of the Department of Economic and Workforce Development and associate professor [...]

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