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Dr. Robert Taylor will not continue serving as Mississippi’s state superintendent of education after the Mississippi Senate rejected his nomination by a 21-31 vote on Wednesday, with some Republicans describing him as “woke” or a supporter of so-called “critical race theory.”
Mississippi Association of Educators Erica Jones said her organization wants schools fully funded as the Mississippi Legislature suspended deadlines to allow further deliberation on some appropriation and general bills, including for education.
Mississippi teachers could soon begin carrying guns on school campuses after the Mississippi House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 2079 on Tuesday, March 7.
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