Education
Common CORE to Standardize Public Education
Mississippi is consistently behind the eight ball when it comes to public education, but a new plan being implemented right now could change our students' educational outcomes in the future.
Miss. Seniors Get Another Shot to Pass Grad Tests
Mississippi officials are trying to retest hundreds of high school seniors who flunked exams that are required for graduation.
Budgeter: Medicaid Growth Hurts Education Funding
Funding for education is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago, a top Mississippi budget writer says in ...
Memphis Test Fraud Ringleader Gets 7 Years
A longtime Memphis educator who helped teachers cheat on certification exams over a 15 year period was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison.
Evers-Williams at Ole Miss: 'Soar, and be Free'
Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams told graduates at the University of Mississippi on Saturday they have the power "to do what is right, to do what is just" and make ...
MC, China College Sign Partnership
Mississippi College and Hubei Polytechnic University in China have agreed to faculty and student exchanges between the two institutions.
Obama Dares Graduates to Reject Cynical Voices
A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through ...
USM Receives $400K Check for Gulf Coast Lab
The University of Southern Mississippi has received $432,307 from a settlement agreement reached in 2002 resolving long standing land issues on a piece of property located at Point Cadet in ...
Higher Prices Could Fix Miss. College Tuition Plan
Mississippi's prepaid college tuition plan may actually be underfunded by more than $100 million, auditors told the board that oversees it Tuesday.
Per-Student Pre-K Spending Lowest in Decade
State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report ...
Gallery: Dr. Cedrick Gray Jr.
JPS Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray, Jr. spoke with JFP reporter R.L. Nave. Photos by Trip ...
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May 23, 6:18 p.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Donna Ladd Tyler [talked to Councilman Lumumba about Columbus-gate][1]. It seems, WAPT mucked up their headline. Even [Howard Zinn doesn't want Columbus ...
May 23, 6:08 p.m. on Open Letter to Mr. Lumumba from Ward 7 Couple
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May 23, 5:54 p.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
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May 23, 4:59 p.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
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May 23, 4:36 p.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
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