The Mississippi Department of Education said today the results from the 2023-24 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in mathematics, English Language Arts and science. Overall, for 2023-24, the percentage of students scoring proficient…
WXXV News 25 spoke with Dr. Donna Boone, the Chief Academic Officer at the Mississippi Department of Education. One of the major goals for the department this year is reducing absenteeism…
Metallica’s foundation, All Within My Hands (AWMH), continues its multimillion-dollar investment in critical workforce programs at community colleges nationwide. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has been invited to return in the initiative’s sixth year, making this the third year MGCCC…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results for the 2023-24 school year, which showed students’ gains during the past year have them coming closer to reaching pre-pandemic achievement levels. Kindergarteners and…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a "Funding Your Future" workshop on July 16 at the Jackson County Campus. This event was designed to assist students in completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the help of…
Raisa Harris, a 2024 summa cum laude graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Humanities’ English program, is enhancing her skill set and vita through a competitive internship with Sigma Tau Delta Review and Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, two journals…
By: Van Arnold The School of Speech and Hearing Sciences' Doctor of Audiology program at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) presented white coats to five nine students during its annual ceremony held earlier this month in the Thad Cochran…
The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees voted Friday to approve the recommendation of Dr. Jacob Dykes to become the next principal of Ocean Springs High School. Dykes, a 2004 graduate of OSHS, will take the helm of one…
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education is announcing that 75.7% of 31,787 third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2023-24 school year. The percentage is nearly the same as…
Three MGCCC students are among only 60 high-achieving community college students from across the nation selected to receive the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship aims for Cooke Scholars to complete their undergraduate educations…
D’Iberville High School celebrated graduating seniors as they head to college or the military. The theme for today’s ceremony is ‘moving to the next level.’ Teachers and students…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation that will change the way the state pays for public schools, ditching a formula that brought political pressure on lawmakers because they usually budgeted less money than required. Republican Reeves…
Graduation season is almost here and we've got all of the dates for the ceremonies: May 8 MGCCC -- Mississippi Coast Coliseum (adult education), 7 pm May 9 MGCCC – Mississippi Coast Coliseum (nursing pinning ceremony), 9 am MGCCC –…
A transformational development in how the School of Media and Communication at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) trains journalists to bring coverage to under-reported communities in the state and battle disinformation across multiple media platforms will launch in fall…
A Gulfport High senior is taking his academic talents to Yale. Nico Ramirez was recently accepted to Yale University on a full scholarship. Ramirez scored a…
A bill that passed through the legislature earlier in the session will allow military families to choose where their children will attend school. House Bill 1341…
The Mississippi Department of Education announced the 2024 Mississippi Parent of the Year. The honor goes to Jessica McNeel, a mother of three with two…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi would ditch a complex school funding formula that legislators have largely ignored since it became law a generation ago and replace it with a new plan that some lawmakers say is simpler…
POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Five Pearl River Community College students have been selected to receive the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC) STEM Student Stipend Award for 2024. Applicants were selected based on their work completed in the STEM Club as an…
Photos: (1) Post-Secondary Winners From left are Brent Bond, Electrical Instructor; Emmanuel Reyes, Silver Medal, Industrial Motor Controls; Bruce Bradley, Silver Medal, Electrical Construction Wiring; Piper Haag, Gold Medal, Baking & Pastry; Liliane Bullock, Bronze Medal-Culinary…
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 08:41am | By: Karelia Pitts The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) School of Education has been ranked No. 99 among the 2024 Best Education Schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Designed for prospective students…
Employees of the Pass Christian School District and community members met at the Cat Island Event Space for the school district's State of Education address. Superintendent Dr.…
OXFORD, Miss. – From across the world, University of Mississippi biology major Christian Boudreaux received a life-changing Zoom call from Chancellor Glenn Boyce last week. Despite Zanzibar's spotty internet service, the message was clear: Boudreaux had won a coveted Truman Scholarship. The Harry…
Hancock High School students learned the importance of voting. The students voted for council officers for the 2024-2025 school year, using what they learned when they become…