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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
October 5, 2021

Hyde-Smith advocates for domestic violence victims in rural areas through passage of VAWA

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith advocated for greater attention to be given in serving victims of domestic violence and abuse in rural areas before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate is working to reach an agreement on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization legislation. The hearing was entitled Renewing and Strengthening the Violence Against Women Act.  In…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 5, 2021

Dr. Karmacharya: School Choice and School Quality

Submitted by Dr. Lisa Karmacharya “Mississippi is ranked No. 6 in the nation by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools for its charter school law.” After several iterations of charter related law, the Mississippi Legislature enacted the Mississippi Charter Schools Act of 2013, which established a charter school oversight board to authorize high-quality charter…