Hattiesburg May Cut 20 Teaching Positions
Hattiesburg Public School District Superintendent James Bacchus is proposing to eliminate the majority of a $1.8 million budget shortfall by cutting 20 teacher positions.
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 ...
Nissan Gives $500K to Canton Schools
Canton school officials say a gift from Nissan North America will be used to help at-risk students.
Millsaps Group Helping Boost Businesses
Millsaps College has formed ELSEWorks, a group of students and faculty that engages the area's business and community leaders to promote growth and opportunity.
30 Years Later, Nation Remains at Educational Risk
U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren't adept at new technology. America's economy will suffer if schools don't step up their game.
College Board Approves Plan to Divide State Aid
Mississippi University for Women, the University of Mississippi and Alcorn State University will get financial boosts under a new formula to distribute state money among Mississippi's eight public universities.
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See the latest 100Donna Ladd BTW, WAPT still has that headline on the story: [here it is.][1] We asked the news director to provide us ...
May 24, 12:30 p.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Duan @ AndGoodbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeee *Third, I'm guessing by your comments pointing out Republicans' actions that you think I somehow identify with them. ...
May 24, 9:03 a.m. on Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
Duan That's WAPT for you - that's why I don't even watch that station! They sensationalize everything Jackson, especially in regards ...
May 24, 9:01 a.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
dd39203 "In fact, a Google search by 16 WAPT News shows the discovery of America is a widely disputed one." I ...
May 23, 11:33 p.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
LoverGirl Lol! Her research included a Google search and she is supposed to be a professional reporter?! Couldn't talk to an ...
May 23, 11:21 p.m. on WAPT Headline Misleads on Lumumba and Christopher Columbus
Lumumba Wins Democratic Primary; Presumptive Mayor of Jackson
By Tyler Cleveland