Editorials

The New Albany Schools Board of Trustees has taken a big step forward in modernizing the energy-consuming equipment in its schools.

The presentation last week about what first impressions visitors get of New Albany didn’t contain much of anything new or startling. It was pretty much what we’ve heard before from other groups.

Officials of the CREATE Foundation of Tupelo spent time this week updating Union County officials on the latest plans for development of an advanced vocational-technical school near the Toyota manufacturing plant.

Mississippi appears headed down the road of diluting the money available for public education by approving legislation that allows competing “charter schools” to be created.