Students and teachers in the Biloxi School District are coming back to campus, but must wear a mask to class for the 2020-21 school year. The district announced Friday on Facebook that all faculty, staff, and students returning to schools…
Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia has been conducting free dyslexia screenings this summer to children throughout the Gulf Coast. Mississippi state law requires that all students are given a dyslexia screening test in the spring of kindergarten and the fall of…
One South Mississippi School is making the grade according to U.S. News and World Report. Educators at Biloxi High School are preparing for the upcoming school year on the heels of this announcement. The school year has ended, but achievements…
Mississippi’s Department of Education failed to maintain an Office of Dropout Prevention for the last 10 years as required by state law and overstated its progress toward increasing graduation rates. The graduation rate in the state was reported to have…
As Mississippi students prepare to head back to school in the fall, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is adjusting the format of their classes in the wake of coronavirus. MGCCC is allowing for more flexibility for students this fall, offering…
Good news today for parents and students in the Biloxi School District. Biloxi High School has been named the number one high school on the Coast and the number four high school in the entire state. Recognized by the U.S.…
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation on Friday completed its May transfer of $12,728,965.17 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total amount deposited to the state to $60,006,706.47 since launch on November…
We are excited to announce that Biloxi High School has been named the top high school on the Coast and the No. 1 high school in the entire state by U.S. News & World Report! This annual ranking is based…
Jackson, Miss. — The Mississippi Senate voted today to dedicate $150 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund to K-12 education needs amid COVID-19. The goal is equipping every Mississippi student with a laptop or tablet and improving connectivity for distance…
Parents across the Coast will have the opportunity to keep their children’s immunizations up to date starting tomorrow. Coastal Family Health Center’s Pediatric Clinic, along with Biloxi Excel by Five and the Biloxi School District, are partnering once again for…
Educators across the Coast are reacting after a proposed pay raise for state teachers died in the legislature yesterday. The Senate passed a bill in February to give most teachers a $1,000 pay raise and a larger raise for newer…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) suspended several policies today to give local school districts scheduling flexibility for the 2020-21 school year to deal with the impact of COVID-19. State law requires schools to provide 180 days…
There are a variety of reopening plans on the table for the Gulfport School District’s upcoming school year. A contingency plan based on four different models was released to parents. The traditional model opens schools as traditionally as possible adhering…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with a work group of nine superintendents from a diverse range of school districts to outline the key issues districts need to address to reopen schools. The issues are…
Many high school seniors were unable to have a graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. However Saturday night, Harrison Central High School was able to provide a modified graduation to celebrate its class of 2020. Two hundred and 89 of…
For many graduates the year they’ve been looking forward to is panning out a little differently than expected. But for graduating seniors of D’Iberville High School, despite the global pandemic, this school is determined to make sure these seniors have…
Teaching in a now online world can be almost impossible without any remote resources. This was an issue faced by the Pascagoula Adult Learning Center. The Pascagoula Adult Learning Center specializes in helping students get their high school diplomas, workforce…
Here is the Class of 2020 for West Harrison High School. Alexia Manganti is the valedictorian and Demetria Labat is the…
Here is the Class of 2020 for Harrison Central High School. Alyssa Stoner is the valedictorian and Jeremy Wright is the salutatorian. May…
A governing board is asking leaders of Mississippi’s eight public universities to prepare for at least some classes on campus during the fall semester, even amid the coronavirus pandemic. The state college board adopted a resolution Thursday that directs the…
It’s graduation season, but for so many this moment won’t be the same during the global pandemic. Our Lady of Fatima Elementary School traditionally holds graduation in a church, but since large group congregation is currently prohibited they moved the…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College will recognize 2,133 graduates during a Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 28 at 6 p.m. A total of 3,337 degrees, certificates and diplomas will be conferred, and more than 201 graduates will receive honors.…
Not even the sun, heat, and humidity could burn off the enthusiasm running rampant at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School today. A picture-perfect moment for Sydni Bastel and her son, Major Cruz, as they and others celebrated a milestone for these…
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning passed a resolution at its meeting today stating the Board’s intention that the campuses of all eight public universities make plans to resume traditional operations on their campuses in the…