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January 31, 2014

Elected school boards, appointed superintendents bills move out of House Ed Committee

Lawmakers target elected school chiefs School districts with elected superintendents would vote this November on whether to switch to an appointed superintendent under legislation passed Thursday by the House Education Committee. The effort is the latest attempt to change the governance structure of Mississippi’s public school districts. The state currently has a hodgepodge, but in…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 31, 2014

Senate state superintendent confirmation may draw Common Core debate from Conservative Coalition

Wright vote may be Common Core debate Consideration of the nomination of Carey Wright as state superintendent of education could present the Senate Conservative Coalition an opportunity to debate the Common Core academic standards on the Senate floor. The 10-member coalition has made blocking Common Core in Mississippi one of its priorities during the 2014…