Groups Rally for More Money for Teachers, Schools
It's not a new message, but teachers and others hope that 2015 proves more fruitful in their push for higher pay and increased state aid to public schools.
State Approving New Common Core Courses and Tests
The details of Mississippi's transition to Common Core are becoming clearer.
Universities Seek $20M to Fund Aid Formula
The board that oversees state-run universities in Mississippi says it needs more money to complete the transition to a new formula for dispensing funds to the state's eight public universities.
Gunn: Teachers Deserve Salary Increase
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn on Monday repeated his support for an across-the-board teacher pay raise this year.
Education
Poor Schools Struggle to Fill Funding Gaps
JPS Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray and other school superintendents say that because Mississippi isn't fully funding its education formula, their districts have fewer classroom aides, larger class sizes, outdated computers …
Superintendents Say Funding Gap Pinches Schools
School superintendents say that because Mississippi isn't fully funding its education formula, their districts have fewer classroom aides, larger class sizes, outdated computers and aging buses.
Gov't Offers New Approach to Classroom Discipline
The Obama administration is issuing new recommendations on classroom discipline that seek to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules.
Miss. Charter School Board Gets $125K in Grants
The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board has accepted $125,500 in grants.
Analysis: Bryant Education Order Eases Core Fight
When Gov. Phil Bryant issued his executive order inveighing against a possible federal takeover of education in Mississippi, he may have been doing supporters of the Common Core standards a …
Miss. Board of Education Approves Preschool Grants
Mississippi education officials have awarded $2 million to 11 groups to provide preschool for four-year-olds.
Alcorn President Brown Resigns
Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II has resigned amid an investigation into university purchasing practices.
Education Dept Awards $120 Million to Districts
Students will earn an associate's degree and a high school diploma at the same time. Every student will have a laptop to take home at night. And teachers will be …
Education
Bryant Wants to Retain State Control of Schools
Gov. Phil Bryant wants to ensure that the State of Mississippi is the only entity educating Mississippi kids.
City & County
JSU Powers Up
Dr. Robert Blaine said Jackson State University’s iPad program helped closed the school’s internal achievement gap, and has put JSU on the cutting edge of digital learning.
Business
After Years of Troubles, Largest Student-Loan Servicers Get Stepped-up Oversight
Sallie Mae and other large student-loan servicers—the companies that act as a go-between for borrowers and lenders—will soon be getting some regular oversight from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
