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August 25, 2015

HD 121 Democrat drops election challenge

Dawkins drops challenge in Mississippi House District 121 The Democratic race for the state House seat in District 121 apparently is over. Hunter Dawkins said he won’t pursue his challenge after the Democratic Executive Committee refused to accept it. Dawkins said his only recourse would be to take his case to Circuit Court, a move…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 25, 2015

State Superintendent Wright says PEER report questioning MDE accountability flawed

MDE: Accountability report unfounded The Mississippi Department of Education is calling a report questioning the way the department grades its districts and schools misleading. The state watchdog agency the Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) released a report on Thursday saying flaws in MDE’s accountability system are leading to inaccurate or unrepresentative…