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January 4, 2017

With eyes on Webster Co., Rep. Moore’s bill would allow school board to fill superintendent vacancy

Bill would let school boards fill superintendent vacancies In 2016, the legislature enacted a law making all 55 elected superintendents appointed, beginning in 2020. Webster County Superintendent Jack Treloar, who was elected, resigned Dec. 31. House Education Committee Chairman John Moore says it would cost the county $60,000 to elect a school chief to serve…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 4, 2017

State Rep. Tom Miles says @EdBuild report delay “could be a red flag for the whole thing”

Mississippi lawmakers return to Capitol for 2017 legislative session There was a jump start on a potential rewrite of the public education funding formula in the fall. That’s when the non-profit EdBuild was hired. The expectation was that a recommendation would be ready before the session. It’s not. And Democrats say it could be a…