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EDITORIAL: Charter Schools

By The Press Register, READ MORE > 3,150 Reads
On Sat, 10/17/2020 - 12:00 PM

As with any endeavor, the reason you are called to action says a lot about your cause.
That is true of charter schools.

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Coahoma Early High School talks tests

By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 5,444 Reads
On Mon, 09/28/2020 - 05:00 AM

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Parents can be fined for truancy

By The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,442 Reads
On Sun, 08/30/2020 - 02:20 PM

Education is the only chance some kids get in life and they can’t get an education if they are not in school.
As the new school year begins for local schools the Mississippi Department of Education reminds parents there are laws governing school attendance and they can be enforced on the parents of children not enrolled in school.

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County school talk benchmark concerns

By Josh Troy / Press Register, READ MORE > 1,337 Reads
On Thu, 02/20/2020 - 04:04 PM

The second Benchmark assessment scores for the 2019-20 academic year are in and all elementary schools in the Coahoma County School District earned a C, while Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School’s score was a D.

School principals reported the scores and discussed strengths and weaknesses during the Tuesday, Feb. 11 board meeting.

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Think, Speak, Act: Changes discussed for local schools

By Josh Troy / Press Register, READ MORE > 1,675 Reads
On Fri, 11/22/2019 - 04:53 PM

After two school districts in Coahoma County recently received failing grades from the Mississippi Department of Education, the educational development committee of Clarksdale-Marks Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. took action.

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Improve or perish

By Floyd Ingram The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,067 Reads
On Fri, 10/11/2019 - 11:30 AM

Supervisors told community must step up to reform local schools.

Coahoma County Supervisors were told this week Clarksdale and Coahoma County must improve their schools or see them face takeover by the state.

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County trustees address state takeover

By Josh Troy The Press Register, READ MORE > 799 Reads
On Thu, 10/10/2019 - 03:28 PM

Interim superintendent says criteria for state intervention doesn’t apply to CCSD.

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