Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed into law Senate Bill 2113 that bans the teaching of Critical Race Theory. A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state…
The Mississippi Senate unanimously advanced a $230 million teacher pay raise plan today, according to a press release from Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann. This is the third time senators have sent legislation proposing a significant raise for teachers to the…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Proposals to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the U.S. were in danger Tuesday as Mississippi legislators engaged in a political showdown. Hours before a big deadline, Senate committees voted…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House committee divided along lines of race and party Monday in advancing a bill that would limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. The short title of Senate Bill 2113 says…
Pearl River Community College has received a $25,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi to help students with financial need to cover child care needs. The WAVES (Women Achieving Victories and Education Success) grant has been awarded to PRCC…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Most states already offer scholarships or tuition waivers for young people who have spent time in the foster care system. Mississippi could join that list this year. The state House last week…
Jackson State, Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State universities and Tougaloo College all posted on social media they had received bomb threats today. Other Historically Black Colleges and Universities started reporting that they had received bomb threats on Monday. Today is…
Bay High students were forced to go virtual Monday after students and staff arrived at school to find a water main had burst. Deputy superintendent Monty Noblitt said the break caused water to pond between the gym and the science…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state superintendent of education has said the theory is not being taught…
St. Martin High School was on lockdown about 9 a.m. Thursday during 1st block after the school received a report of a student coming to…
South Mississippi superintendents and officials who represent Mississippi school districts attended a meeting with the state auditor to discuss legal ways to spend incoming stimulus money. According to…
The 2nd annual Coastal Charm fundraiser benefiting Holy Trinity Catholic School in Bay St. Louis is set for January 29. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Our Lady…
George County School District has announced that the schools will be conducting virtual learning Friday. An announcement from Superintendent Wade Whitney Jr. said that because of an increase in the number of positive COVID tests in the community and schools,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate plans to give pay raises to teachers. The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday passed House Bill 530, and the whole House could debate the bill in…
The Bay-Waveland School District is asking voters to fund $37.9 million in improvements to schools through a school bond. The school board approved the plan, which now goes before voters…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is receiving $543 million from the federal government to implement health measures to keep K-12 schools open during the ongoing pandemic and provide internet access, tutoring and mental health support to students. The money is…
By COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the action, payments on federal student loans will remain…
A second fraternity at the University of Mississippi has been suspended for violating the university's hazing policy. Brent Marsh, the assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs, sent a letter to the Fraternity Sorority Life community members saying the Lambda Pi…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi public universities are withdrawing policies requiring employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after an injunction from a federal judge prohibiting the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccination mandate for federal contractors. Spokespersons for the University…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Overall enrollment in Mississippi’s public universities dropped by less than 1% in the past year, according to figures released Tuesday by the universities’ board of trustees. A total of 76,510 students are studying at Mississippi public universities…
Biloxi Schools superintendent Marcus Boudreaux sent an email to parents on Tuesday morning informing them that a gun was found in a student's backpack. The email says no threats were made and the weapon was not exposed. It was discovered…
Some of South Mississippi's most outstanding teachers have made the grade as the 2021 Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grant recipients. The grants, funded by Hancock Whitney and administered by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, laud and encourage educational excellence by…
The Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning has renewed the contract of MSU President Mark E. Keenum for a four-year term ending June 30, 2025, at his present compensation. Keenum is now in his 13th year of…
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including four schools in Mississippi. Two of the four Mississippi schools are in South Mississippi. The recognition is based on a school’s overall…