It was a battle of the bots for St. Patrick students on Saturday. They call themselves ‘Team Tempest’ and they’ve been training everyday since August for their annual Robotics competition. They’re anticipating that they’ll hold the rank…
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted today to suspend three policies in regards to grading and assessments due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on the 2020-2021 school year. All required state and federal assessments will…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year. All required state and federal assessments will…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) — A new bill that would give Mississippi teachers a pay raise is one step closer to being signed into law. At the state capitol in Jackson, Mississippi state senators unanimously agreed Thursday morning to pass Senate…
Huntington Ingalls Industries is helping the next generation of scientists and engineers by assisting schools in Mississippi and Alabama with funding for science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives. Science, technology, engineering, and math are coming alive in…
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has awarded $99,890 in grants to 26 schools and educational organizations in Mississippi and Alabama for science, technology, engineering and math initiatives. “The educators…
Our state legislators are once again mulling over pay increases for teachers. A Senate bill unanimously passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. It would give certified teachers with three or more years of experience a $1,000…
Later this month, families on the Coast will have the chance to step back in time and explore a piece of nautical history. The Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum announced today that the Pinta will dock at…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With the Mississippi legislative session just beginning, officials are starting to reveal their public policy wish lists, including proposals to increase teacher pay and improve the availability of health care…
WASHINGTON (AP)-Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault…
School is back in session and a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new dormitory was a great way to start the semester at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The $15 million dormitory is reserved for female students.…
A new era is set to begin soon in the Long Beach School District with the appointment of a new superintendent. Dr. Talia Lock discusses the transition and her plans for Long Beach schools. The Long Beach…
The Long beach School District Board of Trustees did not have to search long or far for its next superintendent. Monday night, the five board members approved Dr. Talia Lock to serve as superintendent effective July 1st…
Students in the Jackson County School District return to school tomorrow and the district’s superintendent sat down with News 25’s Grant Chighizola this afternoon to discuss his priorities for 2021. After making it through a fall semester…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says giving teachers a pay raise will be the most important issue he pushes during the 2021 legislative session. The state has had some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation for…
The LBSD Board of Trustees has agreed to release Superintendent Dr. Jay Smith from his contract effective June 30, 2021. Dr. Smith will begin serving as Superintendent of the North Pike School District on July 1, 2021, where he once…
Because of the pandemic and the upward trend in the spread of the COVID-19 virus, most William Carey University students will not return to campus after the Christmas break for in-person classes. Instead, online delivery of classes will continue until…
Due to the rising number of positive COVID-19 cases at Hancock High School, students will move to distance learning starting Wednesday, December 16th through Tuesday, December 22nd. Although the high school will be open only to staff members, student instruction…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Citing an abundance of caution, Mississippi State University announced Dec. 10 that the start of Spring 2021 semester classes will be slightly postponed from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, as MSU continues to monitor the…
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! At Gaston Point’s head start program teachers came together to create holiday bliss for their students return. What better way to come back to school than to be…
Administrators at Ocean Springs High School are laying out the groundwork for their hybrid learning plan set to take effect at the start of the spring semester. Under this new plan set to take place January 5th,…
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Citing an abundance of caution, Mississippi State University today announced that the start of Spring 2021 semester classes will be slightly postponed from Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, as MSU continues to monitor the impacts…
As COVID cases continue to surge in our area and their varied impacts on our ability to provide educational services to students has continued to accelerate in recent days. In order to achieve higher levels of physical…
Pass Christian middle and elementary school’s robotics team is taking the program to new heights, scoring three major wins in the recent Mississippi Gulf Coast VEX IQ Challenge for Excellence and Design. At first glance it may…