Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Sam Evens about the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Scholarship. To find out more or to apply please go online at MGCCF.org
Education
Local principal receives Milken Educator Award
“The future belongs to the educated.” That is the motto for the Milken Educator Award. On Friday, this prestigious award was given to a principal who received a surprise of a lifetime. Students from Pass Christian High School gathered in…
Pass Christian School District superintendent gets a contract extension
The Pass Christian School District board of trustees has announced that Superintendent Dr. Carla Evers has been granted a two-year extension to her contract. After evaluating Dr. Evers’ contract during a lengthy executive session last week, the board unanimously amended…
Reformulating the education fund
The Mississippi House intends to recommend a new education funding formula that would require the state to spend $107 million more than it is spending this year to aid K-12 schools. The legislature has fully funded the current education formula…
NBC COMMITS $500,000 TO SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE PROGRAMS WITH LAUNCH OF R.I.S.E. AMERICA
Program Inspired by NBC’s Upcoming Drama “Rise” From Executive Producer Jason Katims Network Partners with the Educational Theatre Foundation to Provide $10,000 Grants to 50 High Schools Across the Country UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Jan. 9, 2018 – Inspired by…
New school opportunities for 2018 for St. Martin High
Holiday break has come to an end and schools all across the Coast are back in session. For teachers and faculty at St. Martin High School, the holiday break was spent preparing for the spring semester. Principal Dina Holland told…
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute At USM
News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Brett Harris about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at USM, registration opens January 9th. For more information please visit www.usm.edu/lifelong-learning/overview
Moss Point mayor talks about school district
Last night Moss Point Mayor Mario King went live on Facebook during a board meeting. Towards the end, the district two school board election was brought up in which time the mayor cleared up some misconceptions. During the mayor’s live…
Mobile Kitchen Biloxi Upper Elementary
Students at Biloxi upper elementary school transformed into chefs today with the help of a mobile kitchen. News 25's Caroline Eaker spoke with students who had a chance to take part in the unique cooking experience. Students are mixing things…
Long Beach Schools Score An A Grade
Today the Long Beach school district celebrated an achievement with a visit from the state superintendent. In front of students, teachers and members of the community. The Mississippi Superintendent of Education awarded the Long Beach School system for being a…
Ocean Springs School District Celebration
The Ocean Springs school district celebrated their excellence during a celebration today. Dr. Carey wright, the state superintendent of education stopped by the celebration to talk about the success of the ocean springs school district The school district was recognized…
Kids Marathon
Early Saturday morning dozens of kids and their parent’s battled the cold to take on the Kids Marathon. "We met twice a week for the last ten weeks and worked out with the kids to teach them how to stretch…
Poetry Café at D’Iberville Middle School
Students took a break from the classroom this afternoon to show off their poetry skills. Students at D’Iberville Middle School took a break from the classroom to channel their inner poet at their annual Poetry Café. Seventh grade teacher Chassidie…
Jan and Pieper Niolen Teacher of the Year
Today, the Ocean Springs Education Foundation presented the Jan and Pieper Niolen Teacher of the Year award. Students and staff filled the Ocean Springs Middle School auditorium for what they thought would be a winter pep rally. A few minutes…
Biloxi students visit space through planetarium
A group of fifth graders from Biloxi Upper Elementary School took a field trip today without even leaving the building. The kids took a journey through the stars inside a hands-on planetarium. A big black object was sitting in Biloxi…
Mississippi Reading Association Conference
The Mississippi Reading Association is composed of educators who come together to fight illiteracy. This year, they’re huddling up on the Coast at the Beau Rivage. Before becoming a nationally syndicated cartoonist, Marshall Ramsey remembers the impact that one teacher…
USM ranked top 20 in best for Veterans
For the second year in a row, the University of Southern Mississippi has been ranked by Military Times as one of the top 20 ‘best for vets’ universities across the United States. USM, the highest ranked university in Mississippi, is…
Mississippi Reading Association
The Mississippi Reading Association is being hosted at the Beau Rivage this week. Hundreds of teachers from across the Coast have come together to learn new teaching skills and hear from the top educators. DJ Batiste says he owes his…
Little Free Library at Bel-Aire Elementary
Now students in the Orange Grove area will never run out of books to dive into. That is all thanks to the Rotary Club of Gulfport-Orange Grove. The Rotary Club donated the very first Little Free Library that is located…
Update On Education From Superintendent
News 25's Caroline Eaker interviews Glen East about the changes in Gulfport School District.
Thousands of eighth graders explore careers
Pathways 2 Possibilities is helping guide students toward the route to success by providing tons of hands-on career experiences. Thousands of eighth graders were at the event today at the Coast Coliseum Convention Center in Biloxi. Over three thousand eighth…
Mississippi school takeovers possible
The state could take over three Mississippi school districts because of poor academic performance. A Mississippi Department of Education panel recommended to place the highest priority on taking over the Humphreys County and Noxubee County, but recommended that the state…
NAACP concerned about Moss Point schools
The Jackson County NAACP says they’re concerned about the quality of education being provided by the Moss Point School District. Jackson County NAACP President Curley Clark says their monthly meeting this Saturday will focus on steps being taken by the…
Perk Players visit North Woolmarket Elementary
Learning about science can be hard at times and some students might even think it’s boring, but the principal at North Elementary School wanted to give the students a different lesson today. This morning, the Perk Players from the Mississippi…