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 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 [...] [...]
HERNANDO — DeSoto County Schools is looking to expand Internet capacity, partly to accommodate broader use of personal technology devices by students on the district’s 40-plus campuses. The Commercial Appeal reports the subject arose during a discussion at a specially called school board meeting Wednesday to seek approval for soliciting proposals on Internet services. Board [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 13,2013
Tags: bill, elect, election, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, poll, public education, public school, school, school district, school superintendent, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — State senators want to end the election of local school superintendents, raise the requirements for becoming a teacher and limit the state’s ability to take over schools in Mississippi. The state Senate has passed bills to do all three. Each bill goes to the House for more debate. Meanwhile, the House passed a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
Tags: approve, bill, committee, education, legislative, Legislature, lergislation, public education, public school, school, school district, takeover, vote
JACKSON — State education officials could only take over a school district for three years under a bill moving forward in the Senate. The Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 2124, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hale, D-Senatobia. The bill goes to the Senate for more debate. Hale says that it should be clearer what has [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 1,2013
Tags: bill, consolidate, consolidation, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, merge, public education, public school, school district, state government
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — Some House members want to merge the Starkville and Oktibbeha County school districts. The House Education Committee has advanced House Bill 716, which would combine the two districts on July 1, 2015. It goes to the House for more debate. Rep. Toby Barker, a Hattiesburg Republican sponsoring the proposal, says students in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 29,2013
Tags: bench, decision, desegregate, desegregation, education, elementary education, elementary school, equality, federal government, high school, judge, judicial, judiciary, junior high school, justice, plan, public education, public school, race, ruling, school, school district, secondary education, segreagate, segregation
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has rejected a desegregation plan submitted by the Cleveland School District that relied on creation of magnet programs to attract whites to schools that are predominately black. The Bolivar Commercial reports U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson’s ruling came this past week. In Cleveland, two middle schools and two high [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2012
Tags: agency, bench, court, decision, desegration, discrimination, education, education lementary education, federal, government, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, plan, race, racial discrimination, school district, school public dschool, secondary education, segregation
CLEVELAND — A federal judge says he will rule after the first of the year on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School District. The Bolivar Commercial reports U.S. District Judge Glenn H. Davidson told attorneys after a hearing in Oxford that he wanted to give the Department of Justice time to review [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: appropriation, budget, city, county, cut, education, funding, government, money, public education, public school, school, school district
NATCHEZ — By this time next year, the Natchez-Adams County School District could be in desperate need of money and have nowhere easy from which to obtain it. As a result, school officials said the district must begin looking at extensive cuts to personnel and a better budgeting plan. The Natchez Democrat reports the board [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 27,2012
Tags: bankruptcy, bread, cafeteria, education, educator, food, foodservice, nutrition, public school, school, school district, student
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Dozens of Mississippi school districts are looking for a new supplier for bread and rolls as the shutdown of Hostess impacts lunchrooms. The Mississippi Department of Education tells The Clarion-Ledger six out of seven regions of the state are affected by the shutting down of Hostess Brands foods. Department spokeswoman Patrice Guilfoyle [...] [...]
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