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Reeves: Schools closed for rest of school year
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,04/14/20-3:09PM , 254 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that public school buildings will remain closed the rest of the semester to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, but he wants schools to continue distance-learning efforts.

Reeves also said some school districts should look at an option of offering summer classes.
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More than half of state’s virus deaths are African Americans
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,04/08/20-1:23AM , 227 Reads
JACKSON — African Americans in Mississippi are being disproportionately affected by the new coronavirus, and many have underlying health problems that make them more vulnerable to it, the state epidemiologist said Tuesday.
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In this 2017 file photograph, Dorothy Haymer of Yazoo City, at podium, and Indigo Williams, left, and Precious Hughes, right, both of Jackson, explain the reasons why they are plaintiffs in a Mississippi education lawsuit filed on her behalf by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Court revives suit over disparity in school funding
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Sat,04/04/20-1:59AM , 219 Reads
JACKSON — A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly black and predominantly white schools.
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Reeves: Time for caution, not panic
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,04/04/20-1:54AM , 255 Reads
JACKSON — A statewide stay-at-home order took effect Friday evening in Mississippi to try to slow the spread of the new coronavirus as the state’s caseload continues to grow.
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