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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 17, 2020

Lt. Gov. Hosemann names 19 Public School Leaders to Administrator Advisory Council

Last year, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann vowed to seek input from Mississippi’s public educators when considering legislation impacting public schools.  To help him fulfill the promise, Hosemann named 19 public school leaders from across the State to an Administrator Advisory Council today. “For Mississippi to succeed, our public schools must succeed,” said Hosemann, who plans…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 17, 2020

New guidance on prayer in schools issued by Trump administration

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued an updated guidance on constitutionally protected prayer in public elementary and secondary schools.  The guidance has not been updated since 2003, when it was first issued. DeVos noted in a letter to state school officials, that although the law requires the U.S. Department of Education to provide updated…