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January 12, 2015

PEER study shows more education dollars not necessarily a driver but can’t pinpoint a silver bullet

AP analysis: Study finds no easy answers to Mississippi’s school funding efficiency Last week, a legislative watchdog committee released a report looking at just that subject. The Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review looked at 14 districts, including seven that spend less per student than the state average but get higher test scores,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 11, 2015

Dem Rep. Steve Holland “not sure” he’d favor stripping officials’ retirement involved in corruption

Proposal targets corrupt officials’ retirement benefits Representative Steve Holland says the bill may not be an easy sell. “That needs a lot of study,” Holland noted. “I’m not sure I would be in favor of that. I’m not for corruption and I think they need to be put away. But to take their retirement benefits…