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Lisa Karmacharya (right, in front of the monitor) presides over the Dec. 8, 2025 meeting of the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board in Jackson. Credit: Leonardo Bevilacqua/Mississippi Today

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Financial shortfall may cost Canton school its charter
By Leonardo Bevilacqua - Mississippi Today
Mon,12/15/25-11:02AM , 179 Reads 6,645 Statewide
State officials say SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy, a charter school, has one day’s worth of cash on hand. School leaders say that’s not true.
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Students, from left, are Lamyhia Miller, Keasia Martin, Nah’Erica Strickland, Shankeria Byrd-Harris, Janyla Kennedy, Ivoryrihanna Clark, Joshua William and Joshua Wells. Teachers, from left, are community school leader Corey Grayson, Scott Little and Janice Citchens. Community members are Sydney Turnipseed, Bratton Turnipseed, Julia Turnipseed and Sherry Clarke. (Names listed as submitted, special to The Sun-Sentinel)

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Ground broken on new community, school garden
By Sydney Turnipseed
Sat,12/13/25-6:00AM , 1,008 Reads
SUMNER — After much planning and anticipation, the West Tallahatchie Community Schools Committee officially broke ground on a new community and school garden at Bearden Elementary School here on Oct. 13.
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How Mississippi’s colleges and universities are funded is top of mind for lawmakers
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune
Fri,12/12/25-10:12AM , 259 Reads 9,350 Statewide
Development of a new performance-based funding model is up for discussion as lawmakers and IHL consider ways to improve degree outcomes and workforce needs.
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Senate Universities and Colleges Committee set to hold two days of hearings
By Jeremy Pittari - Magnolia Tribune
Thu,12/11/25-4:06PM , 125 Reads 3,624 Statewide
Topics of discussion are expected to focus on state spending, graduation rates and preparing college students to meet the state’s workforce needs.
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