Educators, area legislators support waiving pass requirements this year for high-stakes testing
Mississippi legislators are considering a Senate Bill that would allow third graders who fail this school year’s state-required reading assessment to move on to fourth grade, and area educators say they support the move.
WPCSD sees 42 positive COVID cases, quarantines 115 over the past month
Area school districts have reported a total of at least 187 positive cases of COVID-19 since school began, according to the latest data from Clay and Noxubee county school districts.
SOCSD leads area school districts in COVID-19 cases
Public school districts in Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties have witnessed a total of 110 cases of COVID-19 since school started, sending hundreds of students into quarantine, according to data from the districts.
Lowndes, other school districts don’t expect tax increases
Although its funding request for next year will go up slightly, Lowndes County School District Administrator Kenneth Hughes doesn’t expect to see an increase in millage when the district presents its budget for 2017.
Education Department awards $120 million to districts
Students will earn an associate’s degree and a high school diploma at the same time. Every student will have a laptop to take home at night. And teachers will be retrained to let students move at their own pace.
All are pilot programs the Education Department is funding with $120 million in grants to five school groups, Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday.
Bill: Elect school boards as local control returns
Residents of some Mississippi school districts exiting state control could get to elect new school board members.
Area schools show improvement in accountability rankings
Schools in many area districts showed improvement in state school district accountability scores released today, though some districts did not meet growth standards set by the state.