{"id":873,"date":"2013-11-25T19:34:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/education\/?page_id=873"},"modified":"2014-07-15T15:10:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T15:10:47","slug":"blackburnjsu-partnership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/education\/blackburnjsu-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackburn\/JSU Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Nags Module\">\n<div class=\"NagUnauth Module\">\n<div class=\"NagBase fbHidden NagUnauthPersonal keywordsHidden Module sticky blueNag subMessageHidden NagUnauthBase\" style=\"height: 86px\">\n<div class=\"message messageUnauth\">\n<div class=\"centeredContent centeredWithinWrapper\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;width: 1000px\">\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blackburn will become a JSU laboratory school. JSU faculty and researchers will start working this summer with Blackburn faculty and administrators to create a school where excellence in education theory and practice can be observed, studied and utilized.\" class=\"pinImg fullBleed loaded fade\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com\/236x\/ef\/9f\/b1\/ef9fb1b77b9d26c1be78fbfa137f09ad.jpg\" style=\"height: 157px;vertical-align: middle;border: 0px;margin: 0px auto;width: 236px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">Jackson State University and Jackson Public Schools entered into a historic agreement on Thursday, <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">creating a partnership to enhance the quality of education offered at Blackburn Middle School. Blackburn <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">will become a JSU laboratory school. JSU faculty and researchers will start working this summer with <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">Blackburn faculty and administrators to create a school where excellence in education theory and practice <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">can be observed, studied and utilized. &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">Blackburn will become a JSU laboratory school. JSU faculty and <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 13px\">researchers will start working this summer with Blackburn faculty and administrators to create a school <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 13px\">where excellence in education theory and practice can be observed, studied and utilized.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buttonsWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"BoardPage Module\">\n<div class=\"hasFooter Grid Module\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 14px;padding-bottom: 22.5px\">\n<div class=\"variableHeightLayout padItems GridItems Module centeredWithinWrapper\">\n<div class=\"item \" style=\"margin: 14px 7px 0px\">\n<div class=\"PinBase Pin Module summary\">\n<div class=\"pinWrapper\">\n<div class=\"pinMeta \" style=\"padding: 6px 14px 7px\">\n<p class=\"pinDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"pinDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray leads one of the largest school districts in Mississippi. Improving education in the state has been discussed for years by groups that range from elected leaders to community activists. Gray said action \u2014 not talk \u2014 is the key.\" class=\"pinImg fullBleed loaded fade\" src=\"http:\/\/media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com\/236x\/58\/fd\/23\/58fd23ac0af60cedc1eefa60c3572e3d.jpg\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;height: 157px;vertical-align: middle;border: 0px;margin: 0px auto;width: 236px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em\">Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray leads one of the largest school districts in Mississippi. Improving education in the state has been discussed for years by groups that range from elected leaders to community activists. Gray said action &mdash; not talk &mdash; is the key.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JSU President Carolyn W. 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