Education
Education Plans Could Prove Costly
Facing a Valentine's Day deadline to pass general legislation, Mississippi House and Senate legislators are zipping through more than 200 bills to clear their respective calendars.
Education
Prison Pipeline: National Security Threat?
The United States is facing a national security crisis—but not from a foreign enemy.
White House Allies Produce Preschool-for-All Plan
Days before President Barack Obama outlines his agenda for the coming year, a think tank with close ties to the White House is outlining a plan that would provide preschool …
City & County
Why Not JSU?
Not many days ago, Jackson State University announced a plan to expand its campus beyond the city limits of Jackson into Madison.
City & County
Madison Mayor Tries to Block JSU
Jackson State University President Carolyn Meyers didn't imagine she would face opposition when she announced in January the school's plans to open a satellite campus in Madison.
Senate Education Panel OKs School Prayer Bill
The Senate Education Committee has approved a measure meant to make it legal for students to pray before public school groups.
Education
Leveling the Education Playing Field
Mississippi's legislative leaders promised a whirlwind session heavily focused on education issues. Based on the volume of education-related bills flying out of the Capitol, they appear to be achieving that …
Lawmakers Push Forward Bryant School Proposals
The House Education Committee endorsed two bills that contain key parts of Republican Gov. Phil Bryant's education agenda Wednesday.
From Pets to 'Recess': High School Stress Relief
The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tail wags with the first …
Bills Would Combine Miss. School Districts
Bills passed Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee would merge the Clay County and West Point school districts and give agricultural high schools in Coahoma and Hinds counties to the …
Education
Scrap MAEP?
The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula the state uses to level funding for the state's K-12 public schools, is wrong, according to state Auditor Stacey Pickering.
Education
Charter Schools: Runaway Train?
A few times during last night's debate over the Mississippi House of Representatives' charter-school law, HB 369, Democrats were resigned that charter schools were a runaway train they couldn't stop.
Economy
You Bet I Love Jackson
I'm a hometown boy who fell in love with a hometown girl and, thanks to Craig Noone's big dreams for Jackson, I'm living my dream in my hometown.
Education
Big Questions About Charters
The atmosphere at the Mississippi Capitol got tense for a few moments Thursday when Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones, D-Canton, leader of the Legislative Black Caucus, questioned the legitimacy of Gov. …
Universities Offer Scholarships to Future Teachers
Mississippi's two largest universities are launching a joint scholarship program to lure bright students to teaching.
