The Mississippi Senate rejected the nomination of Robert Taylor for state superintendent of education on Wednesday.
by Julia James and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Senate rejected the nomination of Robert Taylor for state superintendent of education on Wednesday. Taylor was most recently a deputy state superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction before starting his role here on Jan. 17. A native of Laurel, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and has worked in North Carolina schools since 1992.
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