In March, Millsaps College was one of over 1,100 colleges in the nation that was forced to close its doors due to the surge in the coronavirus pandemic and transition from in-person classes to online-only instruction. As a result, students’ lives were turned upside down and they were faced with the harsh reality of our new normal.
Read MoreMississippi may stand trial on allegations the state broke its promise to provide “a uniform system of free public schools.”
Read MoreAs Mississippians head to the polls Aug. 6 for primaries, they remain split on who has the best football team, who has the best barbecue and even if the state is headed in the right direction — but nearly 70 percent of them believe public schools deserve more funding.
Read MoreJACKSON, Miss. — By the time she turned 6, Jessica Reese had been sexually abused repeatedly.
Read MoreBROOKHAVEN — More than six decades after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregated schools unconstitutional, one Mississippi school district has largely segregated classrooms — some all-black, some majority white.
Read MoreThroughout its history, Mississippi policymakers have fought against the education of those who didn’t belong to their “club.”
Read MoreMississippi politicians believe in bashing public schools — unless, of course, they’re running for reelection.
Read MoreEvery time he speaks to Rotary, Kiwanis or other groups, Larry Gregory says people ask if casino tax revenue isn’t supposed to be pumping millions of dollars into schools across Mississippi.
Read MoreKaitlyn Fowler says there are times at her Jackson, Mississippi, high school when students attend classes bundled up in coats because the school’s sluggish heating system offers little reprieve.
Read MoreLEXINGTON — Kristy Thomas, a fourth grade English teacher at William Dean Jr. Elementary in Holmes County, smiled at her students as she walked down the rows of desks, handing back their graded vocabulary and spelling tests. One student looked at his marks and put down his exam, while announcing, “I’m just dumb.”
Read MoreCORINTH – The Corinth School District has made a dramatic shift in its academic
Read MoreAfter seeing a steady decline in state support over the years, one of the state’s top-performing high schools looks to tele-learning to serve more students.
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