Mississippi’s teacher shortage prompts proposed license flexibility
At its Nov. 9 meeting, the state Board of Education voted to begin modifications for a special license that has a number of requirements, including testing competent in certain subject matters.
The modification would allow the state to issue a one-year license to teachers who hold at least a bachelor’s degree in the subject area they want to teach.
An aspiring history teacher who majored in history, for example, would qualify for the temporary license.
Clarion Ledger
11/20/17
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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
The unanimous procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits.
