Superintendents reflect on virtual learning, morale in fall defined by pandemic
Throughout the fall semester, public school districts throughout the Golden Triangle frequently adjusted learning models, equipment and just about everything else related to teaching and learning, all under the specter of a global pandemic that has infected millions of Americans.
Legislation restoring $800k to Lowndes expected next year
When the Mississippi Legislature convenes in January, Lowndes County officials will ask for the right to assess taxes on businesses operating on Golden Triangle Regional Airport land, a move that will restore $800,000 in revenue for the county and its school district.
Education board backs takeover of Jackson district
The Mississippi Board of Education is moving closer to taking over the state’s second-largest school district because of academic and accountability problems, but some parents are vowing a legal fight.
Md. district strips religious names from calendar
Maryland’s largest school district has voted to strip religious labels from holidays on next year’s school calendar after Muslims sought recognition of a holy day.
Lowndes voters to decide school bond issue
Lowndes County voters outside Columbus city limits will head to the polls next month to vote “Yes” or “No” on a $47 million school bond issue.
The proposed bond is part of a Lowndes County School District master plan that overhauls campuses in Caledonia, New Hope and West Lowndes.
Lowndes School District improperly allocated funding
The State Auditor’s Office revealed Tuesday that the Lowndes County School District did not properly use Title I funds during the 2012-2013 school year.
House nixes district for failing schools
Fears about loss of local control and more charter schools led Mississippi House members Wednesday to reject a plan for a separate statewide school district to take over individual failing schools.
School plans narrowing but still undecided
The Commission on Consolidated Starkville School District Structure laid out two plans to address short- and long-term, merger-created logistical needs Thursday but did not cement options on how to successfully join the two systems’ student populations in 2015.
Merger committee has no appetite to send students out of county
Members of the Oktibbeha County school merger committee members moved away from possibly asking neighboring school districts to absorb schoolchildren after numerous regional representatives said their systems had no interest in taking on more students.
Merger talks turn to neighboring school districts
During a recent listening session, members of the public urged the Commission on Starkville Consolidated School Structure to get down to brass tacks and begin substantial discussions on the pending city-county school merger.
The absentee superintendent: Liddell defends being out of district for a third of the school year
If you have tried to reach Columbus Schools Superintendent Martha Liddell at her office this school year, there’s a one-in-three chance you were told she was not in the office. In fact, there’s a one-in-three chance that Liddell wasn’t even in town.