Senate Education Committee Vice-chairman David Blount, D-Jackson (left), and Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville (right), listen as Christy Hovanetz, senior policy fellow for ExcelinEd, gives a presentation during a hearing at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
‘I can assure you public schools aren’t afraid of competition but … True competition only exists when everyone plays by the same rules.’ — Oxford Superintendent Bradley Roberson
