The board of the Jackson Public School District approved a plan Tuesday night to close 13 school buildings, with one board member dissenting. In October, JPS district leadership introduced a plan to close 16 school buildings because of declining enrollment in the district. The district has lost around 9,500 students between the 2015-16 and 2023-24 […]
As the Jackson Public School District moves forward with a plan to close 16 schools due to declining enrollment, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are pledging to help in repurposing the buildings. Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., on Tuesday offered federal funds to the Jackson Public Schools District Board of Trustees to.
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