Proposal to waive college tuition for foster children
A pending proposal at the state capitol will help foster children with college tuition, room and board. On February 3rd, House Bill 1313 was passed in the Mississippi…
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Bayou View Elem. teacher receives Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science teaching
The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that a Gulf Coast teacher has received the highest possible honor a grade school teacher…
Bay-Waveland School District holds open house to share details on bond release
The Bay-Waveland School District hosted an open house today to let parents ask questions about the $37.8 million bond issue. With the voting coming…
New STEM workforce program brings Gen Z to the Sea
The Center for Science and Mathematics Education and the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi is bringing in a new…
USM kicks off 2022 Cultural Arts series
The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Park kicked off its 2022 Cultural Arts series this evening. University of New Orleans Professor Norma Jean Mattei was invited to speak during…
St. Vincent De Paul school celebrates Catholic Schools Week
It’s Catholic Schools Week. News 25’s Lorraine Weiskopf stopped by St. Vincent De Paul’s Catholic School in Long Beach during their morning prayer and preach. Singing, dancing,…
Four Harrison Central students accepted into prestigious universities
Getting into a prestigious university can be a challenge, but four students at Harrison Central High School have turned their dream into a reality. Justin Walgren said, “I’m going to the…
Kroc Center creates children-ran candy cart for guests
The Kroc Center in Biloxi started a pretty sweet candy cart business with a couple of children in its after-school program. Kroc Center Director Danielle Emery says she…
Bay High goes to virtual learning after water pipe bursts on campus
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…
St. James Catholic School students take part in Block Kids Building Competition
St. James Catholic School fifth and sixth graders competed in the Block Kids Building Competition this morning. The competition originated in the 80s on…
State auditor speaks to superintendents about stimulus money
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…
Lynn Meadows incorporated fun activities to honor MLK
To celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport created fun learning activities for children. Children created a hands-on ‘what…
George County to go to virtual learning Friday due to COVID
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,…
Mississippi Business Women present scholarship to MGCCC student
The Mississippi Business Women have made it their mission to support women in the community who have difficulty paying for higher education. This evening in Ocean Springs, MBW…
Teacher pay plan passes House Committee
The Mississippi House and Senate are each pushing forward with separate plans to give pay raises to teachers. The full House also expected to debate their version of the bill…
Separate plans propose raises for Mississippi teachers
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…
Hooked on Science: January 11th, 2022
For today’s Hooked on Science experiment you can engineer your very own snowstorm and it doesn’t have to be 32 degrees.
Lt. Governor Hosemann, Senate Leadership Propose $210M Investment in Teacher Pay
Jackson, Miss.—Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann and Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar are proposing a $210 million investment in teachers over the next two years, raising a teacher’s base pay on average by $4,700. “Chairman DeBar traveled all over the state…
East Central High School continues on in Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest
Students from East Central High School are being recognized nationally for their ideas to affect change in their local community using STEM education. Selected…
Moss Point School District continues masking up as COVID cases rise
It’s time for students across South Mississippi to head back to school after Christmas break, but what role will the sudden rise of COVID cases in…
Analysis: Mississippi legislators face full agenda in 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators begin their three-month session on Tuesday with a clear idea of several issues that will come up for debate. One of the first orders of business will be adopting a plan to redraw the state’s four…
Mississippi Legislative Session to begin January 4th
Mississippi’s legislative session begins January 4th and it seems legislators have a lot to tackle this year. One of the main points of discussion will be teacher pay. Representative…
Mississippi receives over $500M for K-12 school support
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…
Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1
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…