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Mississippi to regulate restraint and seclusion of students

March 21, 2016 Online Editor 0

CLINTON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Board of Education released a revised policy Thursday that for the first time regulates when public school students statewide can be physically restrained or placed in private spaces because […]

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Bill seeks to raise bar for passing third-grade reading test

February 19, 2016 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — More Mississippi third-graders could be in danger of flunking for low reading skills if a bill passed by a House committee Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 51 would require third-grade students […]

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Mississippi state school board approves tweaks to academic standards

January 22, 2016 Online Editor 0

CLINTON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s state Board of Education unanimously adopted a series of minor changes to the state’s academic standards Thursday, in what could be a quiet end to a controversy over the Common […]

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Mississippi taking closer look at school contractors

October 19, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi taking closer look at school contractors

CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials say they’re trying to measure whether struggling school districts are getting good results from contractors hired to help teachers and students. In a presentation Thursday to the State Board […]

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Vote set to name passing score for third-grade reading test

May 7, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Vote set to name passing score for third-grade reading test

By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state Board of Education is scheduled to meet Thursday to vote on the reading test score third graders will be required to have to advance […]

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State Superintendent Carey Wright says cheating districts should have to pay for investigations

January 21, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on State Superintendent Carey Wright says cheating districts should have to pay for investigations

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright says that school districts guilty of cheating on state tests should have to pay the cost of investigations into that cheating. Wright made the proposal […]

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Mississippi gets high mark for preschool participation, remains last in nation in school performance

January 9, 2015 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi gets high mark for preschool participation, remains last in nation in school performance

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi again ranks last in the nation in school performance according to an influential evaluation released Thursday, but the state ranks near the top in a new measure of how many […]

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Mississippi misses out again on share of $250 million in federal preschool funds

December 11, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi misses out again on share of $250 million in federal preschool funds

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that Mississippi has missed out on its share of $250 million in federal money to expand its fledgling prekindergarten program. The state applied for […]

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