Jackson Public School District

[5] The enrollment declined by 5,000 students between the fall semester of 1969 and February 1, 1970, due to white flight.

Initially the Parents for Public Schools Jackson (PPSJ) focused on efforts for the district to retain middle and upper class students, but the organization decided circa the mid-2000s that this was not a viable goal anymore.

Instead the state and the office of mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba partnered with the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to manage the district.

The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees announced Dr. Greene's appointment in the fall of 2018.

His career started in the classroom teaching middle school and upper elementary students.

There are nearly 5,000 employees in the District, which offers a variety of special programs such as Academic and Performing Arts Complex, International Baccalaureate, and Montessori.

In March 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama visited Pecan Park Elementary and Brinkley Middle Schools as a part of her Let's Move program.

[15] In April 2005, the district adopted a policy requiring elementary and middle school pupils to wear uniforms.