Education
Lynch Street C.M.E. Church Hosts Summer Reading Program
For the fourth grade students at Lynch Street C.M.E. Church's "Teach, Read, Learn (TRL)—Summer Reading Program" this morning, synonyms were a breeze.
Education
How Deaf Kids Learn in Mississippi
The Mississippi School for the Deaf is the only school in the state that exists primarily to serve deaf children. To do it well isn't cheap.
Applications Submitted for 5 Charter Schools in Mississippi
Five applications for new charter schools are moving forward in Mississippi after operators initially expressed interest in opening 14 schools. The Charter School Authorizer Board will consider approving a K-8 …
Mississippi District: Merge Schools in Deseg Case by 2017-18
A Mississippi school district proposes combining its nearly all-black high school with a racially mixed school by the fall of 2017 to follow a federal court order in a longstanding …
Education
Legislator: Mississippi Superintendents 'Crossed the Line' in Support of 42
Mississippi public-school districts can no longer use funds to pay their administrators' fees to the Mississippi Association of School Superintendents without forfeiting their state funds.
Education
Trans Children in the Balance in Mississippi
On Tuesday, May 24, the nine-member Mississippi Board of Education decided unanimously to disregard the federal government's Title IX guidelines to protect transgender students from discrimination just days after the …
Education
Mississisippi Department of Education Sides with State Leaders on Trans Student Guidelines
Mississippi's Board of Education is voting to follow state political leaders' opposition to federal guidance on use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students.
Mississippi State Names Former Alabama President as Provost
Mississippi State University has named former University of Alabama President Judy Bonner as its provost and executive vice president.
Education
Mississippi Education Award Not About Charter-School Legislation
Though Mississippi often ranks low among other states in education, the state got high marks recently from a national education group this month.
Education
The Lessons That Matter
Before the last chapter in your journey as a child is complete, let's review what you have learned as you matriculated through school. Not mathematical formulas, historical dates or scientific …
Education
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Disregard'
After President Obama issued a directive to school districts on curbing sex-based discrimination, specifically against students who do not identify with the gender commonly linked to their biological sex, Gov. …
City & County
Avoiding the School-to-Prison Pipeline
When the parents, students, faculty, and staff at Forest Hill met in the auditorium to discuss violence and fighting at the community chat the night of May 4, the room …
Desegregation Ruling Says Cleveland, Miss., Must Merge Schools
A federal judge says Mississippi's Cleveland school district must merge its high schools and middle schools to achieve racial desegregation.
Schools Offer Guidance on Transgender Issues
From locker rooms and sex education classes to dress codes and overnight field trips, many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns …
Larger Share of Mississippi Third Graders Pass Reading Test
A larger share of Mississippi third graders passed the state's reading test on the first try this year.
