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Features The Value of Public Schools Page 6 Robin Atwood MPE Board of Directors MS NBCT Update Page 15 2025 Legislative Resources Page 17 2023-2024 Classroom Grants Pages 18 2024 MPE Regional Training Page 20 Hawkins Wins Student Loan
In Every Issue President’s Message Page 4 Dr. Melissa Bufkin
Cover Stories On the cover... Issues to be Considered in the School Choice Conversation Page 12
Message from the Executive Director Page 5 Kelly Riley Mississippi Department of Education News Page 8 Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning News Page 9 Community College News Page 10
Member Spotlight Pages 11, 16, 21, 22
Contest Page 22
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