State Senator Dennis DeBar discusses teacher pay raises
Mississippi State Senator Dennis DeBar, chair of the Senate Education Committee, was in Pascagoula Monday for a state-wide listening tour to discuss teacher pay raises. Educators from all…
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Red Ribbon Week brings Drug Prevention Awareness to the classroom
Red Ribbon Week is happening all across the country this week to spread Drug-Use Prevention Awareness. This campaign is the largest and longest running drug and…
Harper McCaughan teacher wins $1,000 grant for project
A gifted education teacher at Harper McCaughan Elementary in Long Beach School District has been named a 2021 Mississippi Professional Educator Classroom Grant Award winner. Carly Parker won…
Hancock Whitney, Gulf Coast Community Foundation announce 2021 Leo Seal Grant winners
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…
Harrison County School District teachers earn grants from Gulfport Chamber of Commerce
The Gulfport Chamber of Commerce gave out grants to three Harrison County School District teachers to help fund projects they created for their students.…
PRCC becomes fourth largest community college in Mississippi
The annual 10th Day Headcount results are in and Pearl River Community College is now the fourth largest community college in Mississippi for the first time in the…
Mississippi senators announce $1.7 million in education grants for in-state schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith and U.S. Congressman Michael Guest on Thursday announced the award of U.S. Department of Education grants totaling more than $1.7 million to Southwest Mississippi Community College, Alcorn State University, and…
Masks to become optional in Ocean Springs School District beginning on September 30th
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss (OSSD) -- Following the continued decline in both school district and local COVID-19 cases, the Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday to remove the mask requirement for students, staff, and visitors while on…
MGCCC increases grant funds available to all students
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is increasing grant funds available to all students. MGCCC announced an increased CARES Grant amounts available to students by $500 for those currently…
MGCCC nursing program named best in state by nursing organization
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's registered nursing program has been ranked as the best community college program in Mississippi for the third year in a row by RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization. MGCCC’s program received a 99.35 out of a…
MS Public University board bans COVID-19 vaccine requirements
The board that governs Mississippi’s public universities is prohibiting schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff. The board took another vote because there was confusion over…
Woolmarket Elementary named Blue Ribbon School
Woolmarket Elementary has been recognized nationally as a Blue Ribbon School. Only 325 schools in the U.S. received this title with four in Mississippi. The recognition is based on a…
Two South Mississippi elementaries named Blue Ribbon schools
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…
Lawmakers discuss increase in teacher salary
The Mississippi Legislature’s Senate Education Committee met Wednesday to discuss increasing teacher pay in Mississippi. Mississippi is currently the state with the lowest average teacher pay in the nation. According…
Mississippi shows marked improvement in the Nation's Report Card
Mississippi has moved up 15 spots in a national ranking for K-12 achievement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. The report examines achievement in school systems from prekindergarten through grade 12 and socioeconomic factors leading…
Lawmakers consider teacher pay, insurance cost for families
By LEAH WILLINGHAM JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi public school teacher with 15 years of experience providing health insurance for their family took home just under $30,000 a year in net pay in 2020, a “shocking number,” a policy…
Update on schools around the Gulf Coast
Schools around the Gulf Coast are releasing information in regards to operations following Hurricane Ida. The Gulfport School District will open for a regular school day on Tuesday, August 31st. Due to extensive campus cleanup efforts as a result of…
Pass Christian School District holds special called meeting
The Pass Christian School District held a special called meeting to discuss the blue-print to reopen Pass Christian High School, as well as emergency leave extensions for employees,…
Two more Stone County Schools go virtual
Two more Stone County schools have announced campus closures due to COVID-19 cases. The Stone County School District announced this evening that Stone Elementary and Stone Middle Schools will move to virtual learning tomorrow and running for 14 days. Stone…
Gautier Middle School transitioning to virtual learning
Due to an increase in COVID cases, Gautier Middle School will be closed from Wednesday, Aug. 25 until Tuesday, Sept. 7. Students will use virtual learning until they return to school. More information is available on the Gautier Middle School Facebook…
Long Beach School District to take part in Mission Acceleration
Long Beach School District has been selected to be a part of Mission Acceleration’s pilot program designed to accelerate reading achievement for 1,000 children in Mississippi.…
MGCCC receives nearly $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is the recipient of a nearly $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. In a press release, MGCCC announced…
Harrison County School offering medical homebound option
The Harrison County School District kicked-off school on August 6th and less than two weeks later they have already reinstated the virtual learning option due to a rise in…
State Board of Education allows hybrid scheduling during COVID-19 surge
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted today to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The SBE’s decision was made in consultation with the Mississippi State Department of Health. The hybrid…