JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Several Mississippi colleges and universities have decided to cut spring break in favor of ending their second semesters early due to safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mississippi State and the University of Southern Mississippi, for example, will both forgo…
The Jackson County School District is reporting that positive cases in students are down nearly 37 percent. JCSD Superintendent John Strycker gave an update on the current cases in the school district, announcing that from August to September student positive…
Students of Hancock High School received notice today that the entire student body will remain home to quarantine. On Wednesdays, all students in the district distance learn. Today, the district learned of additional positive cases among the student body, a…
The Mississippi Association of College Registrars and Admissions Offices and ‘Get2College’ are now hosting virtual college fairs. ‘Get2College’ is a free college planning center for students in Mississippi and they are partnered with the Mississippi Association of College Registrars and…
Hard work has paid off for two local elementary schools as they receive national recognition today for their efforts in the classroom and beyond. D’Iberville Elementary and Popp’s Ferry Elementary School are two of the four schools in Mississippi named…
JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in…
As of Wednesday, schools within the Harrison County School District are offering universal free meals to all children ages 18 and under whether they are learning at school or virtually. The Harrison County School Board approved the U.S. Department of…
Starting September 9, 2020, Harrison County School District schools will be offering universal free meals to all children ages 18 and under, whether they are learning at school or virtually. On Tuesday night, the Harrison County School Board approved the U.S. Department of…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts – Arts Engagement in American Communities grant for the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center at the Harrison County Campus. The grant will be used to produce a…
A Mississippi school district in Columbus says it will fire 21 bus drivers who walked off the job last week protesting a reduction in work hours and pay. Fifteen of the drivers told the Commercial Dispatch they received phone calls…
It’s not too late to begin furthering your education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. After an overwhelming interest in their August courses, MGCCC has added additional classes for enrollment throughout the fall. The first set of classes start September…
Beginning September 2nd, the Hancock County School District will implement a new district wide schedule. This schedule will include every Wednesday each month in which all students will be distance learners. In preparation for this new schedule, teachers will begin…
The Harrison County School District is adding a new school in D’Iberville and will be taking in overflow from five other schools in the area. Earlier this morning, they had their groundbreaking ceremony for the new Creekbend Elementary and Middle…
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said yesterday there were 31 COVID-19 outbreaks at Mississippi schools during the week of August 17th through the 21st. According to Dobbs, 142 teachers tested positive for the virus and 292 students tested positive…
The White House is formally declaring teachers critical infrastructure workers. Under the designation, teachers are subject to the same kinds of safety guidelines as other essential workers like doctors and law enforcement officers. That means teachers can continue to work…
The Mississippi State Department of Health will be hosting drive-through COVID-19 testing sites for Mississippi teachers and staff at various county health departments over the next few weeks. Any K-12 teacher, staff or administrator can be tested for free at…
After months of planning by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College staff and administration, students were finally welcomed back to campus today. In years past, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College campus in Jackson County would be a bustling scene…
The Jackson County Board of Education met Monday to discuss students returning back to campus for the 2020-2021 school year. Jackson County Schools Superintendent Dr. Strycker reviewed the schools reopening plans and the COVID-19 positive case report. In the first…
Teachers will have three options for testing across Mississippi
During his daily press briefing, Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1806 into law. In late June, early July, the legislature passed an education appropriations bill that Governor Reeves vetoed parts of because the school recognition program was not funded.…
JACKSON — Today, Governor Tate Reeves launched new COVID-19 initiatives to ensure the health and well-being of students and teachers as they return to school. Understanding the concern of many as schools reopen across our state, Governor Reeves is expanding COVID-19…
COVID-19 has changed life for all of us especially those who have lost their jobs or income this year, but there are plenty of opportunities to learn new job skills while earning college credit and working towards a degree at…
The Jackson County School District is detailing its COVID-19 policies as cases among students and staff in the district have been reported. With nearly a week of school under their belt, Jackson County School District Superintendent John Strycker is pleased…
An unprecedented 14 University of Southern Mississippi students are among the recipients selected in the March 2020 cycle to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad. This represents a record number for the University…