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Board recommends Mississippi State as preferred site for Mississippi School for Math and Science, forwards recommendation to legislature
Summary
A Board of Education subcommittee rated two proposals for relocating the Mississippi School for Math and Science and the full board voted to accept the subcommittee's recommendation favoring Mississippi State University; the board noted funding and statutory steps remain unresolved.
The Mississippi Board of Education voted to accept its subcommittee's recommendation to present Mississippi State University's proposal as the preferred option for the possible relocation of the Mississippi School for Math and Science (MSMS).
The board's discussion centered on scores from the request-for-proposal review and the reality that any relocation would require legislative action and funding. The subcommittee reported that, in its scoring, "Mississippi State University, out of 400, had 363 points," while the Mississippi University for Women proposal scored 304.
Why it matters: MSMS is a residential public program…
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