by Associated Press Published: May 15,2012
Tags: education, educators, elementary education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, public education, public schools, resignation, resigning, school boards, school districts, schools, secondary education, superintendent
GREENVILLE — Harvey Franklin Sr., superintendent of the Greenville Public School District, has resigned. The Delta Democrat Times reports the school board accepted the resignation during an emergency meeting today. Franklin’s resignation is effective immediately Deputy superintendent Leeson Taylor II has been named “acting interim superintendent” until June 30, the end of the district’s fiscal [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 7,2012
Tags: education, educator, elementary education, public education, public schools, retirement, schools, secondary education, state agency, superintendent
JACKSON — Mississippi Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham is retiring. Burnham will complete his second stretch as leader of the state’s 152 school districts on June 30, timing his departure to the end of the budget year. “I have served passionately for 43 years as an educator striving to make positive changes and to provide [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: billsd, education, elementary education, executive, governor, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, public education, public schools, school districts, schools, secondary education, teachers, teaching
BOLIVAR COUNTY — Five Bolivar County school districts would be merged into two in 2014, under a bill headed to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. Senate Bill 2760 passed the House 66-53 and the Senate 31-19. It would require that the Benoit, West Bolivar and Shaw districts merge into a new West Bolivar district based in [...] [...]
TATE COUNTY — The state Department of Education has tabled plans to find a private operator for Tate County schools. State Superintendent of Education Tom Burnham said one of the reasons for that is all of the submitted proposals were too high. He says the proposals were two or three times higher than what the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: Charter schools, education, elementary education, Politics, public schools, schools, secondary education, state government, students, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — Emotions flared yesterday as a House committee rejected efforts to widen Mississippi’s provisions for charter schools, but the issue was far from dead. Gov. Phil Bryant immediately threatened a special session, and senators tried to figure out if they could tack most or all of the charter language onto another bill. House Education [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012
Tags: administrators, bills, education, elections, elementary education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative branch, Legislature, Politics, schools, secondary education, state government, state law, superintendents, voters, votes, Voting
JACKSON — Mississippi’s local school superintendents would have to be appointed by 2016, unless voters opt to keep electing their local chief, under a bill the Senate passed yesterday. Another bill would require the state Department of Education to rate schools and school districts on an “A” to “F” scale, instead of the current seven-step [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget cuts, education, elementary education, funding, funds, money, school districts, schools, secondary education, students, teach, teachers, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Gov. Phil Bryant wants to cut funding to local public schools in grades kindergarten through 12 by 3.7 percent, an amount equal to almost $150 per student. He wants the districts to make up the reductions by tapping their reserve savings. The state’s 152 districts had more than $450 million in the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 5,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, education, educators, elementary education, funding, funds, money, school districts, schools, secondary education, state budget, state government, students, teachers, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — At least 18 of 152 Mississippi school districts might not have enough money to cover a cut in state funding, an Associated Press analysis finds. Those districts could be forced to borrow money, cut services or raise taxes to make up the difference. That includes districts considered poor, such as Shaw in [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2012
Tags: bill, Charter schools, children, committee, education, elementary education, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, Legislature, parents, public schools, schools, secondary education, students, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — In a close vote, the House Education Committee approved a plan yesterday to expand charter schools in Mississippi. Committee members voted 14-12 for the bill. A number of Republicans voted “no,” even though the measure is a top priority of their party’s leadership. That could signal trouble in a House where the GOP [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 29,2012
Tags: bill, classrooms, committee, debit-card, education, elementary education, law, lawmaker, legislative branch, Legislature, secondary education, state budget, state government, supplies, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — School teachers would get debit cards to buy classroom supplies under a money-saving measure moving forward in the state Senate. A bill approved yesterday by the Senate Education Committee mandates that districts use debit cards for employees’ travel and classroom supply purchases. It also calls for districts to pay employees only once a [...] [...]
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