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February 18, 2016

Mississippi Senate Education Committee passes charter school expansion bill

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE EXPANDS SCHOOL CHOICE FOR STUDENTS JACKSON – Legislation allowing more children to take advantage of school choice passed the Senate Education Committee today, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. Senate Bill 2161 updates the public charter school law by allowing students to cross school district lines to attend a public charter school. The…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 18, 2016

BIble as Mississippi State Book bill filed again

Bill Filed to Make Bible State Book A bill to make the Bible Mississippi’s official state book has been filed before and failed. But Mississippi state Rep. Tom Miles is trying again. The Bible is the best-selling book of all-time. And Miles said he thinks it’s fitting to give it a place of prominence in…