FLOWOOD, Miss. —
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant made a series of proposals Friday aimed at improving K-12 education in Mississippi. Some would require legislation to become law, while others could be implemented by the Mississippi Department of Education:
—Expand the state's charter school law.
—Allow students to transfer to any public school in the state with room to take them.
—Give $10 million in tax credits to entities who donate for private school scholarships for low income students and students in D and F-rated school districts.
—Require 3rd graders to read proficiently before moving to 4th grade
—Require 7th graders to read and do math proficiently before moving to 8th grade.
—Develop a uniform assessment to evaluate students below 3rd grade.
—Spend $15 million on reading intervention trainers.
—Require high schools with graduation rates below 80 percent to submit plans to increase graduation rates.
—Require students to have a 3.0 grade point average and a 21 on the ACT college test to enter college schools of education.
—Spend $1 million to offer education scholarships to students with high grades and ACT scores to become teachers in Mississippi.
—Increase pay for high-performing teachers above current state salary schedule.
—Spend $3 million to fund private Mississippi Building Blocks program aimed at improving preschool teaching.
—Seek to replace printed textbooks with electronic books.
Source: Gov. Phil Bryant's office
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