The Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982 was an education and revenue law enacted in the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1982.
Lieutenant Governor Brad Dye intervened to ensure the education reform bill passed through the Senate Finance Committee.
Plaque at the Mississippi State Capitol honoring Winter's and his wife's contributions to public education
William F. Winter
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William Forrest Winter was an American attorney and politician who served as the 58th governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the lieutenant gove
Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982
…American companies were increasingly moving their low-skill positions abroad. In the 1980s it had the lowest income per capita among the states. Governor William F. Winter believed the state needed to be competitive in attracting high-skill industry and that the best way to do this was to reform the state public education…
Winter as Mississippi State Tax Collector, ca. 1961
Winter as Lieutenant Governor ca. 1973
Winter at the 2014 Neshoba County Fair