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Jackson Academy (other)
Jackson Academy may refer to: * Jackson Academy (Alabama), Jackson, Alabama * Jackson Academy (Mississippi), Jackson, Mississippi * Jackson Academy (Virginia), Newport News, Virginia See also * Jackson School (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Academy (Alabama)
Jackson Academy may refer to: * Jackson Academy (Alabama), Jackson, Alabama * Jackson Academy (Mississippi), Jackson, Mississippi * Jackson Academy (Virginia), Newport News, Virginia See also * Jackson School (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Academy (Mississippi)
Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson, Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearss claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed, but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986, including foregoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid accepting Black students. Today, the school enrolls nearly 1200 students in grades K3 through 12, and is one of the largest independent schools in Mississippi. History In 1959, Loyal Bearss and ten families founded Jackson Academy, with the mission to teach children reading through the use of Bearss' phonics method, Beginning Phonics, developed while Bearss was working as a director of the speech and hearing clinic at University of Southern Mississippi, and as a faculty member at Millsaps College. By November 1960, JA was a private school corporation, jointly owned by the parents of its 49 students, and supervised by a board of directors elected from those parents. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Academy (Virginia)
Jackson Academy may refer to: *Jackson Academy (Alabama) Jackson Academy may refer to: * Jackson Academy (Alabama), Jackson, Alabama * Jackson Academy (Mississippi), Jackson, Mississippi * Jackson Academy (Virginia), Newport News, Virginia See also * Jackson School (other) {{disambig ..., Jackson, Alabama * Jackson Academy (Mississippi), Jackson, Mississippi * Jackson Academy (Virginia), Newport News, Virginia See also * Jackson School (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
