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.
New law ends elected school leaders
Lowndes County School District’s five-member board will choose the district’s superintendents moving forward after Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill Monday eliminating elected superintendents across the state.
Bryant signs appointed superintendents into law
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that changes all public school district superintendents to appointees.
Supe candidates weigh-in on bond issue
Lowndes County residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote for or against a proposed $44 million bond issue for capital improvements throughout the district.
Mississippi likely to rework school rating system
After resistance from district superintendents, the Mississippi Board of Education is likely to again rework its rating system for high schools and districts.
Our view: School superintendents should be appointed
This week, efforts to make uniform how Mississippi selects its school superintendents continue in the Legislature.
House rejects appointed superintendents bill
Mississippi House members like elected school superintendents so much that they’re not even willing to let voters decide if they want to keep electing them.
Two state prisons get new supes
New superintendents have taken over the leadership of two Mississippi state prisons.
House OKs bill for appointed superintendents
The Mississippi House changed its mind Wednesday and advanced a bill that could lead to more appointed, rather than elected, school superintendents.