City & County
JPS Refinancing Costly
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees is refinancing millions worth of the district's bond debt.
Civil Rights
Schoolhouse to the Statehouse
On Tuesday, Jan. 15, youth from all over Mississippi will come to Jackson to talk to state legislators.
Education
'Change Your World'
Harvard professor and political consultant Steve Jarding capped off last week's Mississippi Black Leadership Summit by telling a small group of students and community leaders what he believes it takes …
Winter: Too Little Momentum Now to Help Education
Current leaders are offering only small-scale ideas, not ambitious plans that could strengthen the entire public school system.
City & County
JPS Supe Addressing Mental Health
Last school year one Jackson student was suspended from school 19 times, Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray said this morning at Koinonia Coffee House's Friday Forum.
Bryant: Teens Don't Care About Using Contraception
Gov. Phil Bryant believes most teenagers know how to obtain and use it; they just don't care.
Education
Education Department Adopts Crucial Reform for Disabled Borrowers
The Education Department enacted a crucial reform on behalf of borrowers who become disabled, issuing new rules earlier this month that make it easier for these borrowers to get their …
Whittington Asks for Seat Back on Education Panel
State Rep. Linda Whittington has asked House Speaker Philip Gunn to put her back on the Education Committee.
Tenn. Educator to Lead Jackson Special Education
The state Department of Education and Jackson's city school system have chosen a recently retired Tennessee educator to oversee the district's efforts to comply with federal special education requirements.
College Board Extends Bounds' Contract Until 2016
Hank Bounds will get at least four more years as the head of Mississippi's public university system.
Economy
Budget: First the Bad News
Federal budget cuts would be a huge hit to Mississippi's gross domestic product, state economist Darrin Webb told Gov. Phil Bryant and the Legislative Budget Committee at a meeting Monday.
Education
Committee Shuffle Clears Way for Charters
The first salvo in the coming battle over charter schools in Mississippi came this week when House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, shuffled the pieces of a key legislative committee.
Charter Schools Opponent Moved Off House Education
The Republican speaker of the Mississippi House has shuffled committee assignments in a way that makes it easier to pass charter school legislation he supports.
U.S. Colleges Look to Foreign Students
New figures show international enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23-percent increase from China, even as total enrollment was leveling out.
Civil Rights
Ole Miss Student Describes Campus Disturbance
Black students taunted white students about the victory of the nation's first black president over Mitt Romney slogans from Young Jeezy's 2008 post-electoral creed "My president is black."
