Dark Money and School Board Elections “…parents, teachers, and public school advocates warn of huge sums of money coming from outside their communities to influence local politics and bankroll school board candidates who support school privatization…backed by deep-pocketed organizations and individuals who intend to disrupt local school governance in order to impose forms of schools …
A modified proposal for Revive Prep Charter School (K-8) was approved yesterday by the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board. Originally authorized by the board in 2018, Revive Prep had received two extensions since that time prior to the updated application made earlier this spring. Operated by RePublic Charter Schools, which runs three other charter schools …
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board voted yesterday to approve a proposal by SR1 to open SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, serving grades K-5 in Canton. In its first year, 2022-2023, the school plans to serve 150 students in grades K-1. The board rejected an application for a charter school in Bolivar County. Earlier …
