Continuing to pressure school districts over their handling of COVID-19, the State Board of Education has scheduled a meeting next week to look at whether 11 districts have complied with rules aimed at preventing student mask mandates.
The initial drafts of both maps have so far attempted to strengthen Republican majorities by protecting incumbents and creating more GOP-friendly districts.
Hillsborough County superintendent Addison Davis projects dramatic improvement in student test scores at two district schools that have declined in recent years and faced possible state shutdowns. Davis took that message Thursday to a meeting in Jacksonville of the State Board of Education, which was asked to approve an extended relationship with MGT of America Consulting for Oak Park and .
State Board Selects Semifinalists for State Board Student Representative Program
JACKSON, Miss. â The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 2021-22 school year, including a student from Houston High School.
McKenzie Bivens was selected as a semifinalist for the SBE program.Â
The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as non-voting SBE members and provide input on policy decisions that affect Mississippi public schools. The current junior SBE representative, Amy Zhang from the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, will serve as the senior representative in 2021-22.