Mississippi’s ‘education governor,’ William Winter, dies
Mississippi’s ‘education governor,’ William Winter, dies
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Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, who championed education initiatives, job creation, and racial harmony throughout his life, died Friday Dec. 18, 2020, at age 97.
Known as Mississippi’s Education Governor, Winter secured passage of landmark educational initiatives in 1982 bringing kindergartens, compulsory school attendance, and a range of other key reforms to a state plagued by poverty and illiteracy. During his remarkable 75 years of public service, Winter linked education with economic development in the nation’s poorest state, observing, “The road out of the poor house, runs past the school house.”
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Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, advocate for education reform and race relations, dies at 97
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, died Friday night at home in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)AP
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By Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON, Miss. Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. He was 97.
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97 FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. (Source: Rogelio V. Solis) By Associated Press | December 19, 2020 at 10:01 AM CST - Updated December 19 at 11:21 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. He was 97.