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The 9 Mississippi Butcher Shops, Farmer’s Markets And Bulk Stores Where Meat Costs Less Than The Supermarket Price
A grocery receipt in Mississippi can sting when half the total comes from one pack of ground beef and a few chicken thighs. Plenty of families across the state have quietly switched to small butcher counters, wholesale freezers, and farm processors where the same money stretches much further. Many of...
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Pine Bluff, Watson Chapel superintendents meet state Education Board over F ratings
LITTLE ROCK — Keith McGee spent his birthday morning speaking before the Arkansas Board of Education, but it was under less-than-celebratory circumstances. McGee, who leads the Watson Chapel School District, was one of seven superintendents scheduled Thursday (Nov. 12) to discuss their plans for improving their F ratings in the Arkansas Department of Education’s latest Report Card. The Watson Chapel and Pine Bluff school districts both earned an F for the second year in a row under the formula, which takes into account academic performance, growth of all students, growth of the lowest-performing quartile of students, and how well-prepared students are after graduation. Up to 100 points are counted for each subcategory across these four categories, meaning a district can earn up to 900 points for its formula score.