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September 13, 2017

Commission on School Accreditation voted 9-1 on Wednesday to declare “an extreme emergency exists” in JPS

JPS takeover nears with commission vote Presented with two conflicting narratives about Jackson schools, one of a district gaining momentum in addressing its challenges, another of a district systematically denying an education to some students due to its accreditation violations, the Commission on School Accreditation voted 9-1 on Wednesday to declare “an extreme emergency exists”…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 13, 2017

#msleg Budget Hearings scheduled for next week

Legislative budget hearings scheduled as revenue picks up Legislative budget hearings, the first step in setting a roughly $6-billion state budget for fiscal 2019, have been scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22. Directors of major state agencies will come before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and make their pitches for funding for the next fiscal…