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January 21, 2013

House charter schools bill filed – HB 367

House charter schools bill filed The “Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013,” House Bill 369, differs from a bill passed last week by the state Senate. The House version would limit the number of charter schools that could be authorized in a fiscal year to 15. The Senate had no such limit. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0369.xml Clarion Ledger…
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January 21, 2013

AP Analysis: Hosemann pounding pavement to head-off another school lands bill

Analysis: Hosemann pounding pavement to head-off another school lands bill Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is trying to head off another expected legislative movement that could undo 35 years of improvements in 16th Section land management for public schools. The problem may be that too few remember the 16th Section Reform Act of 1978,…