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Jackson Public Schools administrative building - Credit: Jackson Public Schools

Jackson Public School District mandates COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing for staff, teachers
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 09/22/2021 - 04:18 PM, 48 Reads
All employees in the Jackson Public School District are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing after the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a new policy at its meeting Tuesday night.

Employees have until Oct. 1 to be fully vaccinated.
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Executive Director Lisa Karmacharya, back center, speaks at the September meeting of the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board. Credit: Kate Royals/Mississippi Today

No new charter schools were approved to open in Mississippi this year. Advocates say the process is flawed.
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 09/15/2021 - 02:12 PM, 140 Reads
No new charter schools were approved to open in Mississippi this application cycle, and some charter school advocates say it represents bigger problems with the climate in the state.
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Krystal Williams and her children (from left), Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

State finds problems with Canton Public School District’s federally funded programs
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue, 09/14/2021 - 10:42 AM, 120 Reads
The state education department deemed the Canton Public School District’s federally funded after-school program high risk and may require the district to pay back around $42,000 of federal dollars, according to a recent report.
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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

State OKs schools’ use of incentives to encourage staff get vaccinated against COVID-19
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 09/10/2021 - 10:30 AM, 136 Reads
The Mississippi Department of Education on Thursday issued a letter to school administrators giving them the go-ahead on financial payouts to teachers and staff members who get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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