by Associated Press Published: March 7,2013
Tags: bill, education, election, legislation, Politics, public education, public school, school, school board, state government, study
JACKSON — The House has given final passage to a bill to study the structure of local school boards. House members voted 66-50 for Senate Bill 2141 yesterday. It now goes to Gov. Phil Bryant for his approval. If approved, the study by a 13-member panel could take until 2015. Lawmakers had originally considered requiring [...] [...]
COLUMBUS — Lowndes County Schools Superintendent Lynn Wright wants to locate all vocational-technical programs on a central campus. The Commercial Dispatch reports Wright told the board of supervisors this week that Lowndes County is one of a few school districts that do not have a centralized vocational center. “We have put some plans together to [...] [...]
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are trying to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of bills expanding charter schools in the state. The Senate Education Committee took up the proposal yesterday that the House passed Jan. 24, amending it to mirror the Senate-passed plan. Oxford Republican Gray Tollison, chairman of the committee, says House and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2013
Tags: casino, city government, fund, gamble, gambling, gaming, infrastructure, public education, reserve, school, school district
GREENVILLE — The city of Greenville has about $12,000 remaining from the $1.6 million in casino revenue budgeted this fiscal year. The Delta Democrat Times reports that in previous years the city used other tax revenue or borrowed money for day-to-day operations and various repairs. For the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2012, the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2013
Tags: bill, early childhood education, education, learning, legislation, preschool, public education, public school, raslly, state government
JACKSON — A group of preschool operators is adding to the push for state funding to educate four-year-olds. Members of the Mississippi Early Childhood Association said at a rally yesterday at the state Capitol that they support House and Senate proposals to use state money to pay for such classes. “The time is now to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
Tags: architect, architecture, build, builder, building, construction, education, high school, public education, public school, school, secondary education
OXFORD — Framework is in place and brickwork is progressing on the new Oxford High School. Tim Prewitt, who oversees the work for Eley Guild Hardy, the school district’s architecture firm for the project, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal the project’s January 2014 opening target is still doable. Oxford School Board members voted yesterday [...] [...]
GREENVILLE — Activist Joyce Parker is one of 10 people being honored at the White House for her work to promote education in the Mississippi Delta. The Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative. Each week, the White House features a group of Americans — individuals, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 22,2013
Tags: bench, city government, court, decision, education, embezzle, embezzlement, embezzler, funding, judge, justice, law, money, municipal, municipality, public education, public school, ruling, school, school district, sentence
MEADVILLE — A 52-year-old Roxie woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling money while she was employed by the Franklin County School District and the Town of Roxie. The Natchez Democrat reports Circuit Court Judge Forrest “Al” Johnson sentenced Ramona Mullins to serve nine years, with six years suspended, followed by [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2013
Tags: bill, early childhood education, education, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, prekindergarten, public education, public school, school, state government
JACKSON — The Mississippi House has passed a bill to create Mississippi’s first state-funded prekindergarten program, in limited form. House Bill 781 would create a voluntary program for 4-year-olds in some parts of the state. A similar Senate bill passed last week. Both bills call for consortiums to be set up between child care centers, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 15,2013
Tags: damage, desturction, disaster recovery, education, emergency, funding, natural disaster, public education, public school, tornado, Weather
HATTIESBURG — Members of the Hattiesburg Public School District board of trustees met yesterday to discuss emergency funding for the damage caused to Hattiesburg schools by Sunday’s EF4 tornado. The Hattiesburg American reports the tornado damaged 25 of the district’s 27 buses, wrecked the high school baseball field and caused substantial structural damage to other [...] [...]
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