A task force on teacher preparation for early literacy instruction released recommendations on how to improve child literacy in the state. The task force was created by Governor Phil Bryant. It was formed in June 2016 and is made up…
Mississippi’s legislative leaders have announced they will post their contract with Edbuild to the Transparency Mississippi website. This comes after state Attorney General Jim Hood wrote a letter to state leaders saying law required them to and after heavy backlash…
Pathways 2 Possibilities is an annual interactive career fair hosting thousands of eighth grade students. Starting today, students from all across South Mississippi will flood the coliseum to learn about different paths in life. Welding, painting and the medical field…
Some of our Coast legislators and Jackson County community leaders got an inside look at some Ocean Springs schools today. By becoming principal for a day, these lawmakers are able to interact with the faculty, staff and the children, getting…
The presidential election is not the only race coming to a close soon. Students from three Gautier elementary schools have been running their own election all semester. Students in the gifted program have hosted debates, provided fundraising mechanisms for their…
Dozens of girls from several Coast schools pounded the pavement in Long Beach today to see what USM Gulf Park has to offer. The sixth annual “Day at USM” is sponsored by the college's women's and gender studies program. The…
Acknowledging students who have achieved academic excellence and the teachers who helped them get there was the purpose of a ceremony this morning in Ocean Springs. Since 2013, Ocean Springs High School has partnered with the National Math and Science…
Pascagoula’s Early Beginnings Resource Center is in the running for a chance to make a big impact on their community. State Farm took 2,000 submissions this year and now the list has been narrowed down to 200, putting the Aaron…
An education consultant says Mississippi should change the base student cost in its school funding formula. Officials with EdBuild presented to lawmakers for the first time Thursday in Jackson. Legislative leaders hired the company to suggest changes to the Mississippi…
Every year on the Thursday before Halloween, figures from Pascagoula’s past come back to life to tell tales from their time. This is all part of the city’s annual haunted cemetery tour. The tour normally takes place at Krebs Cemetery,…
Anti-Bullying Week continues throughout local school districts. Today, students at North Bay Elementary teamed up for a life-long commitment. Administrators paired older students with younger students to implement a bully free buddy system. All grade levels took a pledge to…
When it comes to producing associate degrees, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is one of the best in the nation. Educational magazine “Community College Week” ranked Gulf Coast 68 out of the country’s 1,300 community colleges. This is a huge…
Over 400 students across South Mississippi gathered at Gulf Coast Jeff Davis campus for Congressman Palazzo’s leadership summit. Ten students were selected from 41 different schools, including those who are homeschooled. All had to possess leadership qualities in order to…
If you haven’t heard the bark about Bulldog Day at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, it’s one of their biggest days of the year. Thousands of prospective freshmen are getting a feel for one of the college’s three campuses in…
With Election Day less than two weeks away, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump made one last stop in South Mississippi today, well kind of. News 25’s Laurene Callendar reports on the mock presidential debate at Harper McCaughan Elementary…
To have a friend, be a friend? That’s the new motto at North Bay Elementary School in Biloxi. It even says so on the school’s new buddy bench that was donated by Shaggy’s this morning in honor of Anti-Bullying Week.…
The Mississippi Department of Education released letter grades for school districts across the state. The accountability system is based on an "A" through "F" system. For the 2015-2016 school years, district grades include 14 "A" districts, 39 "B" districts, 36…
A partnership between USM’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and Ocean Springs High School allows students to research and understand marine life and preservation along the Coast. Today, the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory donated more than 750,000 juvenile oysters to the…
More than 80 high schoolers from Mississippi’s three coastal counties were powered up today and plugged in to opportunities available to them in the energy industry. It’s called the Beam Event, an annual partnership between Mississippi Power and the American…
Chevron reached out to local middle schoolers to show them the career opportunities in front of them. About 400 middle schoolers took part in a career fair at Pelican Landing in Moss Point this morning. Chevron personnel from a number…
The Cleveland School District says it's ready to stop fighting a plan to merge historically black and white schools, but some say the willingness to act comes at a cost: closing historically black schools. The move is a concession for…
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College wins an award for its high graduation rate among student athletes. Gulf Coast graduated 98 percent of its student-athletes in the 2015-2016 academic year, winning the Halbrook Award for its division. The purpose of the…
Discussion about Mississippi state taxes and spending continue between state lawmakers, but the two sides don't exactly see eye to eye. During meetings in Jackson, a group made up mostly of republicans looked for ways to trim the budget. On…
Mississippi's republican legislative leaders want to re-write the state's education funding formula saying they want to put more money into the classroom and less into administrative expenses. On Tuesday, legislative committees hired a private firm out of New Jersey called…