Mississippi Business Journal » school superintendent http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 School superintendent terminated after party funds, travel questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/18/school-superintendent-terminated-after-party-funds-travel-questions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-superintendent-terminated-after-party-funds-travel-questions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/18/school-superintendent-terminated-after-party-funds-travel-questions/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:08 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=76789 COLUMBUS — City schools superintendent Martha Liddell has been fired. The action came in a 3-2 vote of the Columbus school board. No interim superintendent was named. Controversy has surrounded Liddell after questions were raised about her use of district funds and personnel for a private party and excessive travel. Liddell had said she reimbursed [...]

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