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Jackson Public Schools highlights student-run mayoral forum giving scholars direct access to candidates
Summary
Jackson Public Schools recapped a Mayoral Forum organized for JPS scholars in which 11 candidates answered questions posed by students on issues including the Jackson water crisis, youth violence and school funding. District leaders called the event historic and said it gave students a civic-learning opportunity to question candidates directly.
Jackson Public Schools presented highlights from a first-of-its-kind mayoral forum that allowed JPS scholars to question municipal candidates on issues affecting their daily lives.
Superintendent Green described the forum as an unplanned but valuable opportunity, noting that 11 candidates participated and scholars asked direct questions about the…
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