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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 14,2013
Tags: bill, education, elect, election, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, politican, Politics, public education, public school, school, school board
JACKSON — State senators are pulling back from a plan to elect all local school board members. Senate Bill 2141 had called for all school board members to run for four-year terms in years that voters choose a governor. But senators voted 50-1 for an amended bill today to instead study the issue. Today, some [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: appropriation, career, career tech, education, payment, public education, public school, school board, vo-tech, vocational-technical
HERNANDO — DeSoto County school officials have made a final payment for work on the system’s new Career Technology Center in Olive Branch. The Commercial Appeal reports school board members unanimously approved a final payment of $35,763 for renovation of the warehouse in the Olive Branch Metro Industrial park that houses the center. The payment [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2013
Tags: city, consolidate, consolidation, education, junior high school, learn, learning, magnet school, municipal, municipality, public education, public school, school board, teach, teaching
GREENVILLE — Plans to consolidate two schools in Greenville and convert a middle school into a magnet school have been approved by the Greenville School Board. The Delta Democrat Times reports the board this week approved combining T.L. Weston Ninth-Grade Academy with Greenville-Weston High School. The new Greenville High School will have grades 9-12. The [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 28,2012
Tags: children, education, educator, elementary education, elementary school, emergency, governmor, high school, junior high school, performance, public education, public school, school, school board, school district, secondary education, state government, state law, student, superintendent, teach, teacher, teaching
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — The Mississippi Board of Education (MBE) determined that an extreme emergency situation exists in the Oktibbeha County School District. Acting on a recommendation from the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation, the MBE voted unanimously to ask Gov. Phil Bryant to declare a state of emergency for the school district. The Oktibbeha County [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 19,2012
Tags: budget, budget proposal, education, elementary education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, kindergarten, millage, school, school board, scvhool district, secondary education, tax, tax increase, tax revenue
PURVIS — The Lamar County School District is asking for a millage increase to balance its budget for the 2012-13 school year. The Hattiesburg American reports Superintendent Ben Burnett and district CFO Jennifer Hession presented the proposed budget to the Lamar County School Board yesterday. The school district’s proposed budget is $77.8 million, up from [...] [...]
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