Skip to content

News

News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 27, 2015

SALTER: Education reform comes from public pressure, not partisan efforts

Sid Salter: Education reform can’t be partisan effort Consider the sea change on the issue of Common Core. Over the period of two years, we’ve seen the state move from business groups touting the public education initiative to seeing Tea Party groups and others rally against it. Public pressure, media pressure and the new influence…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 27, 2015

MDE surpasses literacy coach hiring goal

Number of MS literacy coaches surpasses state goal The Mississippi Department of Education has surpassed the state’s goal to hire 75 literacy coaches, with 78 literacy staff recruited to support schools statewide. The Mississippi Board of Education is expected to approve contracts for the additional literacy coaches on Friday. With additional coaches, the MDE will…