المؤلفون: Gillette, Becky

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 6/5/2006, Vol. 28 Issue 23, pB17-B21, 2p

مصطلحات موضوعية: PUBLIC schools, ECONOMIC development, SCHOOL districts, BUSINESS enterprises

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI

مستخلص: The article reports on the importance of great public schools in economic development in Mississippi. Having a level five school district helps in attracting new companies and improving local business activity. The strength of public schools is always a vital factor not only in the quality of life but also the quality of employees in the community.

المؤلفون: King, Archie

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 4/4/2005, Vol. 27 Issue 14, p13-37, 2p

مصطلحات موضوعية: EDUCATION, PUBLIC schools, EDUCATION policy, LABOR supply, LABOR incentives, ECONOMIC development

مستخلص: This article focuses on public education and educated workforce. Good public schools and an educated workforce are much more important in the economic development of the state than are financial incentives to industry. Quality of life issues that include strong public schools and an educated workforce out-weigh financial incentives in the decision to locate industry in any state. Attending school and learning ceases to be a natural and enjoyable process. It is significant to note that school achievement of a senior high student parallels his or her fourth grade with few exceptions

المؤلفون: King, Archie

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 5/24/2004, Vol. 26 Issue 21, p4-5, 2p

مصطلحات موضوعية: EDUCATION, PUBLIC schools, SCHOOL integration, RACE relations in school management, ACTIONS & defenses (Administrative law)

مصطلحات جغرافية: UNITED States

مستخلص: Cites the author's thoughts about the case "Brown vs. the Board of Education," the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling "separate but equal" unconstitutional. Description of the personal odysseys of those people who were in public school leadership roles during the desegregation; Emphasis on the disruption of the tranquility, security, identity, education and lives of both black and white during the initial desegregation process; Discussion of the role of public schools and the U.S. Supreme Court in addressing the inequities in a society.

المؤلفون: Jeter, Lynne W.

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 2/24/2003, Vol. 25 Issue 8, p18, 2p

مصطلحات موضوعية: SCHOOL improvement programs, PUBLIC schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI, UNITED States

People: MUSGROVE, Ronnie

مستخلص: Report on the success of the computer in the classroom initiative of Governor Ronnie Musgrove in Mississippi. Total number of public schools in the state; Benefits of the initiative for the students; Positive attributes of the initiative.

المؤلفون: Ingebretsen, Kelly

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 7/2/2001, Vol. 23 Issue 27, p1, 2p, 1 Black and White Photograph

مصطلحات موضوعية: GOVERNMENT aid to education, UNIVERSITIES & colleges, EDUCATIONAL finance, PUBLIC schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI, UNITED States

مستخلص: Introduces the Mississippi Affordable College Savings Program on March 20, 2001. Average tuition for a four-year Mississippi public university in 2001; Reason for establishing the Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Program in 1998; Difference between the programs.

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 05/21/2001, Vol. 23 Issue 21, p1, 2p

مصطلحات موضوعية: NONPROFIT organizations, PUBLIC schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON (Miss.), UNITED States

مستخلص: Reports the importance of nonprofit organization Parents for Public Schools (PPS) to parents, school and businesses in Jackson, Mississippi. Significance of education on children; Role of business in education; Objectives of PPS; Approaches for community problems in public schools.

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 8/22/2005, Vol. 27 Issue 34, pA4-A4, 1/8p

مصطلحات موضوعية: SCHOOL prayer, RELIGION in the public schools, CHURCH & education, CHURCH & state, PUBLIC schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI

مستخلص: Points out prayer in public schools remains a contentious issue as students go back to school in Mississippi. Need to value religious diversity and the rights of individuals to worship or not as they wish; Bedrock of American liberty; Importance of the power of prayer and its ability to help build healthier people, stronger communities and even better businesses.

المؤلفون: Gillette, Becky

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 12/22/2008, Vol. 30 Issue 51, p19-19, 2/3p

مصطلحات موضوعية: EDUCATION policy, PUBLIC schools, EDUCATIONAL finance, SCHOOL dropouts, GRADING of students

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI

مستخلص: The article discusses the development in public education which is the top eight newsmaker for 2008 featured in various periodicals in Mississippi. With the big support on improving public education in the state given by the business community, it advocates full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP). The State Board of Education aims to reduce the dropout rate, reach national average on national assessments and ensure that all students exit Third Grade reading.

المؤلفون: Chandler, Clay

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 4/28/2008, Vol. 30 Issue 17, p15-15, 2/3p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CHARITABLE uses, trusts, & foundations, EDUCATIONAL programs, PUBLIC schools, SOCIAL responsibility of business

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI

الشركة/الكيان: NISSAN North America Inc., MISSISSIPPI. Dept. of Education

People: BEDNARZYK, Dan

مستخلص: The article reports on the move of Nissan North America Inc. to help keep kids in school through the dropout prevention program of the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) in Mississippi. The donation will be split among public school districts in the counties whose workers are home to employees of the Nissan plant. According to Dan Bednarzyk, vice president of manufacturing of Nissan North America, the donation was made in an effort to create and sustain a viable workforce for its plant.

المصدر: Mississippi Business Journal; 6/25/2007, Vol. 29 Issue 26, pB15-B15, 1/8p

مصطلحات موضوعية: CURRICULUM, PHYSICAL fitness, EDUCATIONAL law & legislation, PUBLIC schools

مصطلحات جغرافية: MISSISSIPPI

الشركة/الكيان: UNIVERSITY of Southern Mississippi

مستخلص: The article reports on the offering of two summer courses at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Human Performance and Recreation. The effort is in response to the state law requiring public schools to increase the amount of physical activity for students. The Preschool and Primary School Physical Education and Creative Rhythms are designed to give teachers ideas on how to incorporate physical fitness into their academic curriculums.