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.
Teaching hands-on skills in a hands-off world
Like teachers everywhere, Jackie Shows spent the summer nervously wondering what fall semester would look like and how to prepare for it.
CMSD students using animation software to ‘Return to Oz’
Cherie Labat has been superintendent for Columbus Municipal School District for about a year and a half. Her next role for the school may very well be on the big screen.
Back-to-school lunch tips
That ringing we hear is the sound of school bells. We knew it was coming, foretold by streams of anxious parents in store aisles, numbly checking and re-checking school supply lists.
At Mississippi school: Goodbye, Confederacy. Hello, Obama
A Mississippi school is shedding the name of the Confederacy’s only president and will instead be named for the first African-American president of the United States.
Analysis: School takeover tangled in web of other issues
The potential state takeover of Mississippi’s second-largest school district has highlighted the depth of anger some people feel about how policymakers treat public education and how some legislators have acted toward the capital city.
School funding rewrite won’t happen under budget deadline
An effort to rewrite Mississippi’s school-funding formula will not be limited by the budget deadlines of the regular legislative session, House Speaker Philip Gunn said Tuesday.
Schools monitoring EdBuild report for funding changes
At least two Golden Triangle public school districts are voicing some concerns about potential revenue loses if EdBuild’s recommended school funding changes are enacted.
Photo: First day of school
Landen Sparks, 4, holds his mother’s hand as he walks up to Joe Cook Elementary for his first day of Pre-K this morning. Landen is the son of Eulanda and Columbus Municipal School District board member Frederick Sparks of Columbus.
No objections against partnership school bond emerge
The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District is set to issue up to $16 million in bonds to renovate existing facilities and construct a partnership school with Mississippi State University, which will help solve post-consolidation overcrowding issues and establish a rural education center.
SOCSD pursues $16 million in bonds to fund school
The Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District board of trustees unanimously approved a 2.9 mill reverse referendum to fund a planned partnership school with Mississippi State University.
Holloway: Tax-neutral bond could be unveiled this summer
With a legislative promise for school construction funds in tow, Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District administrators and trustees are now expected to begin discussions on moving forward with a local bond that will help build a grades 6-7 campus for all Oktibbeha County schoolchildren.
MSU-SOCSD partnership school receives funding
State lawmakers approved a $250 million bond bill on Monday that includes an appropriation for the construction of a Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District-Mississippi State University partnership school after representatives and senators held pointed debates on it and a franchise tax cut in each chamber.
Alleged dispute triggers lockdown at New Hope
An alleged private dispute sparked a temporary lockdown Monday at New Hope schools.
Hickman shows off district changes in community tour
Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent Philip Hickman led tours of district schools for local community leaders Thursday and Friday to experience what he calls a “new district,” following the implementation of a number of new initiatives.
Under the Capitol dome: Analysis: Schools sell the idea of more cash in new ways
Mississippi’s school funding formula has apparently grown so toxic to the Republicans who rule the state that local school superintendents are giving up defending it publicly.
Miss. GOP opposes 2 school funding proposals on ballot
Mississippi Republican Party leaders are urging people to vote against both of the education funding proposals on the November ballot.
Judge asked to revisit school funding decision
Some Mississippi school districts are asking a Hinds County chancery judge to reconsider his decision that legislators are not obligated to fully fund an education budget formula every year.
Our View: Another school year begins
By the calendar, there are still seven weeks of summer remaining, but for roughly 10,000 kids in Columbus and Lowndes County, the season ended Tuesday.
Make budget, list for school shopping
Back-to-school supplies can often include expensive items that can blow the family budget, but a little preparation can help keep the cost down.