Education

Mississippi school funding formula calls for $312 more in 2016 budget

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s public schools need an additional $312 million from lawmakers next year to fully fund the formula that determines how much money education is supposed to get, state education leaders said […]

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Hearing delayed in state takeover of Greenwood school district

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Greenwood school district will get six more days to respond to a report by the Mississippi Department of Education that claims widespread violations of state standards occurred in the district. […]

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Mississippi charter school board considers hiring executive director

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s Charter School Authorizer Board could hire its first executive director next month after discussing applications in closed session Thursday. Board members say they received 38 applications from as far away […]

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Mississippi universities seek $76.3 million budget increase

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The College Board voted Friday to seek an additional $76.3 million in state funding for Mississippi’s eight public universities when the Legislature gathers next year to write the 2016 budget. That’s […]

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USM investigating if former staff member accessed personal information

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — The University of Southern Mississippi is investigating allegations that an employee accessed personal information of other employees on the Hattiesburg campus. USM President Rodney Bennett informed staff and faculty of the […]

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Feds OK 1-year grace period on Mississippi school rating system

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi schools will get a one-year grace period in the state’s school and district rating system as they move to a new curriculum. The U.S. Department of Education told state officials […]

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Mississippi Freedom Summer exhibit to open Monday in Jackson

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Longtime civil rights activist Bob Moses is scheduled to speak Monday at the opening of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s new exhibit “Stand Up!”: Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964.” Moses, […]