Election 2019
Hood, Reeves spend Election Day eve trying to fire up their bases
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Based on absentee voting, which is often an indicator of overall turnout, Tuesday could see the highest turnout for a statewide election since 2003
Education
‘Water is literally coming into the school’: Holmes County aims to pass $18.4 million bond issue during general election
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Passage of the bond would mean new schools for the students of Holmes County, but it also would factor into a plan to give a substantial raise to teachers. In 2018, about half the teachers in the district were uncertified.
Education
Court rules against former student in Cleveland School District discrimination claim over shared valedictorian title
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Judge says in ruling that “There is no dispute rank points were improperly assigned or that these improper assignments negatively affected” the African American student, but the claims did not meet the criterion necessary under federal law.
Education
Back to the drawing board: Leland readies scaled-back bond issue to go on December ballot
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Some of the bigger ticket items axed after residents in September narrowly voted down a measure to renovate crumbling schools.
Education
Q+A: Brittany Davis-Green on the FedEx Logistics program at Mississippi Valley State
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FedEx Logistics (FXL) launched a first-of-its-kind program at Mississippi Valley State that aims to create a diverse pipeline of talent from the Delta.
2019 Gubernatorial Candidates
Hood rolls out K-12 education plan in the Delta
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The Democratic nominee for governor wants to implement statewide pre-K, fully fund public schools and address a critical teacher shortage
Education
‘Why didn’t they vote for us?’: Leland bond issue defeated in a Delta region plagued by crumbling schools
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The bond issue would have gone toward making repairs to structural issues in the high school as well and building a new bathroom for the elementary school. It is eligible to go back on the ballot for the Nov. 5. general election.
Education
Hundreds of educators caught in licensing ‘misunderstanding’ can now teach next school year with extension
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State Board of Education approves a one-time only extension for the 734 teachers who did not meet the requirements to come back due to a licensing issue.
2016 Cleveland High grad: ‘I thought that me taking a stand and pursuing legal action would have stopped it from happening to someone else’
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Recently, Olecia James and Jasmine Shepard talked to a group of educators, parents and students from Newark, New Jersey, during a panel discussion about experiences in the Cleveland School District.
Education
Jackson Public School District loses 236 teachers due to licensing snafu
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Mississippi Department of Education says that the rules haven’t changed but the problems are arising now because local school leaders did not pay close enough attention to those requirements. Educators say “there is no confusion here.”
Education
Crumbling schools: Leland School District may ask voters for $8.75 million to fund renovations and upgrades
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Cash-strapped school districts around the state are opting to propose bond issues, which if the community votes in favor of, raises local taxes.
Education
Licensing ‘misunderstanding’ may cost some teachers their jobs, heightening state’s critical teacher shortage
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Dozens of teachers in the Delta and perhaps more around the state may be ineligible to renew their licenses. The Mississippi Department of Education says that the issue is a result of school district leaders misunderstanding the requirements.
Cleveland Central
‘I was so heartbroken’: African American student stripped of salutatorian honor lost Ole Miss scholarship opportunity, lawyer says
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Cleveland School District is facing a second lawsuit alleging racial discrimination but for Olecia James, who finished her freshman year at Alcorn State as a ROTC Cadet with a 4.0 GPA, it’s about “controlling what you can control.”
Education
Education funding: State auditor critical of out-of-classroom spending in report some call ‘an attack job on public schools’
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Audit says if out of classroom spending “had been kept the same … over the last ten years,” Mississippi could give teachers an $11,000 pay raise. Education advocates say report is overly broad and not fair.
Education
‘Put up or shut up’: Mississippi teachers mull strike in wake of ‘insulting’ pay raise, secretive voucher funding move
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Mississippi law explicitly forbids striking by teachers, who can be fined and barred from teaching in the state for participating in a walkout.