Indicted teacher still drawing paycheck
Nine months after being indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on fraud charges relating to a nationwide testing scam, a teacher is still on paid leave with the Columbus Municipal School District.
Local schools getting head start on Common Core curriculum
As school districts around the country prepare to make the switch to Common Core, a new type of math- and language arts-based curriculum, the Columbus Municipal School District is taking steps to ensure that students, parents and teachers are prepared for the change.
Legal hurdles challenge school consolidation
The Oktibbeha County school board learned Monday night that state-forced school district consolidation has some significant hurdles to overcome before it could combine the county school district with the Starkville School District.
County schools prepare for better state testing
Board members heard about plans being made and action taken to address academic performance in the Oktibbeha County School District as they prepare for state testing that begins in late March.