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January 17, 2015

Mississippi Board of Education withdraws from PARCC

State withdraws from testing consortium Mississippi withdrew on Friday from a multiple state consortium formed to create tests that measure how well students master the Common Core State Standards. The state now begins its search for a new test unencumbered by its association with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, after…
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January 17, 2015

SACS commission on colleges president accuses Gov. Bryant of interfering in community college search

Bryant accused of improper role in community college search The president of a regional accrediting group sent a Jan. 9 letter saying Bryant’s attempts to change requirements for the director were undue political influence. “I have been told that the governor is pressuring members of the state board to change the requirements for the leader…