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February 12, 2015

Parents Campaign advocates for passing 3rd graders who can’t read on grade level, blames Legislature

Excerpt from the Parents Campaign email: A bill that would hold Mississippi third-graders harmless for the first-year results of a new high-stakes reading test and delay retentions for one year could die without your help. A majority of the House supports the amended version of the bill that allows children who don’t meet the (as…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 12, 2015

MS Senate GOP passes measure supporting constitutional convention to control fed spending

Senate backs convention to mandate fed. balanced budget JACKSON – State senators want to sign Mississippi onto a plan for a nationwide constitutional convention that would force the federal government to balance its budget and require states’ permission to increase the national debt. The Senate voted 30-18 Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 2389, part of…