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April 18, 2014

Congressman Harper op-ed in NYTimes: Better Pay for the Disabled

Better Pay for the Disabled “Doubly Disabled in Life” (editorial, April 12) is right to condemn the “segregated lives and workplace serfdom” that are the fate of well over 400,000 workers with disabilities. The Rhode Island agreement, which will help the disabled obtain training and better-paying jobs, is indeed a positive step, but it is…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 18, 2014

Mississippi Dept of Ed to add 27 employees to help with Common Core implementation, teaching

Miss. Dept of Education eyes expanded outreach The Mississippi Department of Education appears ready to add 27 contract employees to help local schools improve teaching. The state Board of Education discussed the $2.8 million initiative at its work session Thursday and is likely to vote to approve it Friday. Observers including a legislative watchdog committee…