Gov. Tate Reeves announces 9 nominees for Mississippi education boards
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college.
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Gov. Tate Reeves discusses his statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in cases of the new coronavirus during a COVID-19 press briefing, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Jackson, Miss. Author: The Associated Press Updated: 10:59 AM CDT May 19, 2021
JACKSON, Miss Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college.
Mississippi governor announced additions to education boards
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Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday new appointments to several of Mississippi’s boards that oversee grade schools and institutions of higher learning.
Posted: May 18, 2021 4:54 PM
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JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) - Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Tuesday new appointments to several of Mississippi’s boards that oversee the state s public schools, colleges and universities.
Appointments to Institutions of Higher Learning Board (IHL)
Dr. Ormella Cummings, of Itawamba County, has been appointed to represent the Third Supreme Court District. She currently serves as Chief Strategy Officer for North Mississippi Health Services. She is an Ole Miss graduate.
Miss. lawmakers increase funding for Early Learning Collaboratives
Miss. lawmakers increase funding for Early Learning Collaboratives By Karrie Leggett-Brown | April 14, 2021 at 6:16 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 6:30 PM
MOSELLE, Miss. (WDAM) - There were a lot of wins for education this legislative session. Lawmakers made notable advancements for our stateâs education, one of those being doubling funds for the stateâs Early Learning Collaboratives.
Angela Bass, executive director of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance, said this means more quality education and opportunities for the stateâs pre-kindergarten kids.
She said she is grateful to Mississippi lawmakers for prioritizing Early Learning Collaboratives this legislative session.
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Mississippi governor nominates 2 to state Board of Education
Mississippi governor nominates 2 to state Board of Education
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has nominated two people to fill vacancies on the state Board of Education.
The governor’s office announced Tuesday that Reeves has chosen Angela Bass of Jackson and Glenn East of Gulfport.
Bass is nominated for a seat reserved for someone from the state’s central Supreme Court district. She is executive director of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance. Bass studied education policy and management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught in the Tunica and DeSoto County schools and worked as an administrator at a charter school, the KIPP Memphis Collegiate High.