Education

Appointed Superintendents Bill Going to Mississippi Governor

A bill headed to the Mississippi governor would eliminate the election of school superintendents after the current term.

Rep. Moore: Plans to Cut Mississippi School Districts from 148 to Less Than 50

Mississippi would be on the road to 50 or fewer school districts, a new public-education funding formula and more charter schools under legislation the House Education Committee members approved Friday before heading home for the weekend.

Mississippi House Passes 2 School Consolidation Bills

The Mississippi House Education Committee has passed two bills to consolidate three school districts. The bills passed out of the committee Friday.

Bill Would Allow School Boards to Appoint Superintendents

A bill that would change all public school district superintendents to appointees has passed the Mississippi House Education Committee. The bill passed out of committee on Friday.

Mississippi House Bill 4—The Irony of It All

Parents for Public Schools vehemently opposes House Bill 4 and its recent amendments.

9 Operators Propose 14 New Charter Schools in Mississippi

Nine charter school operators say they're interested in opening 14 new charter schools in Mississippi.

Amendment Hijacks Parent Involvement Bill: 'Not About Teachers'

Rep. Gregory Holloway, Sr., D-Hazlehurst, helped mold the Parent Involvement and Accountability Act, which would "grade" parents in C, D or F districts on their involvement in their children's education.

Fed Up with Underfunding Education

This week it appears that "level" funding for MAEP is here again for 2016, meaning an overall underfunding of the now essentially toothless formula somewhere on the order of $172 million.

Helmick: ‘Private’ Charter Schools Drain Public Schools

When the Jackson Free Press sat down again with Joyce Helmick, president of the Mississippi Association of Educators, she repeatedly called charter schools "private charter schools."

Mississippi Charter Law One Step Closer to Changing

Tuesday's Senate session rang with reprobation from Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, who spoke bitterly about Mississippi First, a group that he says acts as a front group for charter schools.

Durant Public Schools District Continues to Resist Consolidation

Durant Superintendent Edwin M. Robinson says the citizens of Durant are vehemently opposed, and have been since House legislation required pre-consolidation reports from the two school districts last year.

Jackson Schools to Test Water for Lead, Elementary First

Jackson public schools will test the water at area schools, beginning with the elementary schools, and encourage parents to send water with their children if they are concerned about possible lead in the water.

JPS Elementary Student Hosts Reading for World Read Aloud Day

Eight-year-old North Jackson Elementary School 3rd grader Josiah Calvert already has plans to attend the University of Mississippi.

Senators Barely Pass Plan Raising Reading Requirements

A plan to raise reading requirements for third-graders survived the Mississippi Senate by one vote Wednesday.

Sex Education’s Last Chance in Mississippi?

Sex education in Mississippi could end, or be revamped, as soon as July this year, depending on legislators' actions between now and the end of the session.

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