by Elizabeth Waibel
April 18, 2012
The deadline for Mississippi's school districts to select a sex-education policy is this summer, and several groups are hoping to influence what Jackson Public Schools students learn next year.
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[Issues] - [Politics] - [State] - [Youth] - State No. 1 for Teen Pregnancy
[Issues] - [Youth] - Changing ‘The Perceivers’ of Black Males
by R.L Nave
April 18, 2012
As a young student entering the University of Connecticut in the mid-1960s, James Lyons received all the parental advice one would expect about being respectful and not hanging around the crowd.
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April 18, 2012
As a young student entering the University of Connecticut in the mid-1960s, James Lyons received all the parental advice one would expect about being respectful and not hanging around the crowd.
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[Crime] - [State] - [Youth] - Reforms Coming to Henley-Young
by Valerie Wells
March 7, 2012
Children entering Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center will now get a mental-health evaluation and counseling at the beginning of their stay, a significant change from recent practices. Youth incarcerated at the Hinds County detention facility will also have better rehabilitation options,…
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March 7, 2012
Children entering Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center will now get a mental-health evaluation and counseling at the beginning of their stay, a significant change from recent practices. Youth incarcerated at the Hinds County detention facility will also have better rehabilitation options,…
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[City/County] - [health care] - [Youth] - UMMC Hosts Children’s Health Study
by Elizabeth Waibel
November 30, 2011
The National Children's Study, a long-term study of children's health, hosted a ribbon cutting Nov. 10 at the Jackson Medical Mall to highlight research that is taking place in the Jackson area.
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November 30, 2011
The National Children's Study, a long-term study of children's health, hosted a ribbon cutting Nov. 10 at the Jackson Medical Mall to highlight research that is taking place in the Jackson area.
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[City/County] - [education] - [Youth] - Wingfield’s Bounce: A Case Study
by Elizabeth Waibel
Nov. 30, 2011
Money isn't the only factor in a good education, but $5.2 million doesn't hurt, either.
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Nov. 30, 2011
Money isn't the only factor in a good education, but $5.2 million doesn't hurt, either.
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[City/County] - [education] - [Youth] - ‘Take Risks; Make Changes’
by Elizabeth Waibel
November 9, 2011
Jackson Public Schools has nine months to hire a new superintendent before interim Superintendent Jayne Sargent's contract expires in July.
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November 9, 2011
Jackson Public Schools has nine months to hire a new superintendent before interim Superintendent Jayne Sargent's contract expires in July.
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[Issues] - [media literacy] - [Youth] - Safe Social Networking
by Elizabeth Waibel
October 12, 2011
Renee Walker came to the Facebook Roadshow at Clinton High School Oct. 6 to find out what to do when one person impersonates another on the popular social-networking website.
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October 12, 2011
Renee Walker came to the Facebook Roadshow at Clinton High School Oct. 6 to find out what to do when one person impersonates another on the popular social-networking website.
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[State] - [wellness] - [Youth] - Teen Births Have High Cost
by Lacey McLaughlin
September 14, 2011
Instead of focusing on emotions, the Women's Fund of Mississippi is highlighting the cost of teen births to advocate for comprehensive sex-education in the state's public schools. Last week, the organization released the study, "Do…
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September 14, 2011
Instead of focusing on emotions, the Women's Fund of Mississippi is highlighting the cost of teen births to advocate for comprehensive sex-education in the state's public schools. Last week, the organization released the study, "Do…
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[City/County] - [Crime] - [Politics] - [Youth] - Keeping Kids Off the Streets
by Lacey McLaughlin
July 27, 2011
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and the Jackson City Council are advocating for a facility in the city to house minors who are not serious offenders as a solution to curbing teen violence this week.
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July 27, 2011
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. and the Jackson City Council are advocating for a facility in the city to house minors who are not serious offenders as a solution to curbing teen violence this week.
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[education] - [State] - [Youth] - [Green] - Travels With Chickens
by Callie Daniels
July 20, 2011
It started out as a typical yellow school bus. When six Mississippi teens were done with it, the bus had turned into a colorful “Farm on Wheels,” with a cheery agricultural scene along the side topped with puffy clouds and…
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July 20, 2011
It started out as a typical yellow school bus. When six Mississippi teens were done with it, the bus had turned into a colorful “Farm on Wheels,” with a cheery agricultural scene along the side topped with puffy clouds and…
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[education] - [Politics] - [State] - [Youth] - Teachers: No More Social Media
by Lacey McLaughlin
June 29, 2011
Read the policy here
A new Mississippi ethics policy for teachers raises questions about student-teacher relationships in the digital age. The policy prevents teachers from directly communicating with students through social media websites and text…
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June 29, 2011
Read the policy here
A new Mississippi ethics policy for teachers raises questions about student-teacher relationships in the digital age. The policy prevents teachers from directly communicating with students through social media websites and text…
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[State] - [Youth] - Still Waiting
by Lacey McLaughlin
June 22, 2011
Marriage might be far away from most teenagers' minds, especially as they relish freedom from teachers and textbooks this summer. But waiting until then to engage in sexual activity was the message more than 40 teenagers heard during an…
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June 22, 2011
Marriage might be far away from most teenagers' minds, especially as they relish freedom from teachers and textbooks this summer. But waiting until then to engage in sexual activity was the message more than 40 teenagers heard during an…
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[City/County] - [Justice] - [Youth] - Capital City’s Tough Year
by Ward Schaefer
May 4, 2011
The Jackson Police Department is no stranger to the Capital City Alternative School. The Jackson Public Schools' alternative school, whose students usually have referrals from other schools for discipline reasons, is the subject of allegations that staff have been handcuffing…
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May 4, 2011
The Jackson Police Department is no stranger to the Capital City Alternative School. The Jackson Public Schools' alternative school, whose students usually have referrals from other schools for discipline reasons, is the subject of allegations that staff have been handcuffing…
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[civilrights] - [education] - [interview] - [Youth] - [Dish] Health for All
by Ward Schaefer
February 16, 2011
Alvin Poussaint’s career reads like a hopscotch game across the touchstones of post-World War II African American history. Born in 1934, Poussaint earned a medical degree at Cornell University and studied psychiatry at UCLA before joining the Civil Rights Movement.
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February 16, 2011
Alvin Poussaint’s career reads like a hopscotch game across the touchstones of post-World War II African American history. Born in 1934, Poussaint earned a medical degree at Cornell University and studied psychiatry at UCLA before joining the Civil Rights Movement.
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[City/County] - [education] - [Youth] - JPS’ Special-Education Problem
by Ward Schaefer
December 15, 2010
Jackson Public Schools has trouble with special education, but it’s hardly unique. The district’s failure to provide adequate services to students with emotional and behavioral disorders came to light earlier this month with the release of a Nov. 22 state-agency…
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December 15, 2010
Jackson Public Schools has trouble with special education, but it’s hardly unique. The district’s failure to provide adequate services to students with emotional and behavioral disorders came to light earlier this month with the release of a Nov. 22 state-agency…
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[Justice] - [State] - [Youth] - Private Youth Prison Under Fire
by Ward Schaefer
November 24, 2010
Read the lawsuit (PDF)
By corporate standards, the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility has been a success. Since opening in 2001, the private prison has generated roughly $100 million for the companies that have operated it.…
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November 24, 2010
Read the lawsuit (PDF)
By corporate standards, the Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility has been a success. Since opening in 2001, the private prison has generated roughly $100 million for the companies that have operated it.…
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[health care] - [Politics] - [State] - [Youth] - Medicaid Boots Kids
by Adam Lynch
November 10, 2010
Deborah Edmonson, a parent attending a Nov. 4 legislative hearing on Medicaid, said the state rejected her Down syndrome daughter for aid, even though the U.S. Department of Disability Services guidelines say she qualifies.
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November 10, 2010
Deborah Edmonson, a parent attending a Nov. 4 legislative hearing on Medicaid, said the state rejected her Down syndrome daughter for aid, even though the U.S. Department of Disability Services guidelines say she qualifies.
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[City/County] - [education] - [Youth] - Above and Beyond
by Natalie A. Collier
September 15, 2010
Washington Koen Media along with local and outreach partners invite citizens of cities across the nation to a public conversation they’re calling “Beyond the Bricks,” which promotes advocacy on behalf of black males enrolled in public schools. The tour…
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September 15, 2010
Washington Koen Media along with local and outreach partners invite citizens of cities across the nation to a public conversation they’re calling “Beyond the Bricks,” which promotes advocacy on behalf of black males enrolled in public schools. The tour…
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[City/County] - [Youth] - Change Where It Matters
by Byron Wilkes
August 4, 2010
In an age when television airwaves and opinion pages burst with outraged faces and voices on both sides of the political spectrum, one group of Mississippi youth is conducting public discourse in a more level-headed light. What’s more, these high…
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August 4, 2010
In an age when television airwaves and opinion pages burst with outraged faces and voices on both sides of the political spectrum, one group of Mississippi youth is conducting public discourse in a more level-headed light. What’s more, these high…
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[City/County] - [education] - [Youth] - 77 Tons of Shark
by Tom Allin
June 9, 2010
In any other situation, the sight of children wandering around the insides of a giant shark could be horrifying; but it’s common fare at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science’s “Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived” exhibit.
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June 9, 2010
In any other situation, the sight of children wandering around the insides of a giant shark could be horrifying; but it’s common fare at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science’s “Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived” exhibit.
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