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May 7, 2013

As local leaders struggle to pull up schools in Mississippi, lawmakers prepare new approaches

As local leaders struggle to pull up schools in Mississippi, lawmakers prepare new approaches Mississippi Republicans are making a new turn in long-running efforts to improve the state’s education system. Gov. Phil Bryant has signed measures easing charter school creation and holding back third-graders who can’t read. The Republican controlled Legislature also approved state-funded prekindergarten…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 7, 2013

Time to vote: Municipal primaries on tap today across Northeast Mississippi

Time to vote: Municipal primaries on tap today across Northeast Mississippi Voters in many Northeast Mississippi municipalities will cast votes in party primaries today, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Others where all candidates run as independents will have to wait until the general election June 4. In some cities and towns,…