Mississippi Business Journal » school board http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State could study the structure of school boards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/07/state-could-study-the-structure-of-school-boards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-could-study-the-structure-of-school-boards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/07/state-could-study-the-structure-of-school-boards/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:28:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70942 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/07/state-could-study-the-structure-of-school-boards/feed/ 0 Senators rethinking school board-election bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/senators-second-guess-school-board-election-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senators-second-guess-school-board-election-bill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/senators-second-guess-school-board-election-bill/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:07:44 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69784 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/14/senators-second-guess-school-board-election-bill/feed/ 0 Board approves final, payment on career education building http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/board-approves-final-payment-on-career-education-building/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-approves-final-payment-on-career-education-building http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/board-approves-final-payment-on-career-education-building/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:41:55 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69299 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/06/board-approves-final-payment-on-career-education-building/feed/ 0 Board approves sweeping revamp of city’s schools http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/board-approves-sweeping-revamp-of-citys-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-approves-sweeping-revamp-of-citys-schools http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/board-approves-sweeping-revamp-of-citys-schools/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:30:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68581 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/board-approves-sweeping-revamp-of-citys-schools/feed/ 0 Education officials want emergency declaration in Oktibbeha County http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/28/education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/28/education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:31:28 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63224 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/28/education-officials-want-emergency-declaration-in-oktibbeha-county/feed/ 0 Officials lobbying School Board for tax increase to meet budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/19/officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/19/officials-lobbying-school-board-for-tax-increase-to-meet-budget/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:33:19 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58735 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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