Mississippi receives federal advanced placement grants in an effort to boost college and career readiness for historically underserved students. The state will receive nearly $190,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Education to help low income families pay for…
A group of Coast elementary school students are prepared to give Gulfport residents a history lesson. Tomorrow from 9 until noon, Pass Road Elementary will be putting on a Gulfport family reunion. The fair will be packed with over 25…
There will be a new way the state board of education assign grades to schools and school districts. The board voted to approve the new scoring level system Thursday. Last month the board discussed a potential plan to assign A's…
Whether it’s positive or negative, every choice has a consequence. That was the message driven home to some Biloxi High School students today as the Choice Bus paid a visit to the school. The Choice Bus is an interactive experience…
A new, free program offered by Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Perkinston campus offers a helping hand to young people in Stone County looking to complete their high school diploma and train for a career. The WIOA Youth out of…
The University of Southern Mississippi has enrolled its largest freshmen class yet and their most academically talented freshman class in the university's history. For the seventh straight year, the medium grade point average for first time full, full time freshmen…
Data from a new study shows a stark difference between Mississippi public college graduates in health and education related fields and STEM fields and their plans to stay in the state after they throw their cap. News 25’s Kristen Durand…
The Mississippi University for Women has announced they are creating a scholarship in memory of the two nuns slain almost two weeks ago. Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill were murdered in their home on August 25th. Through a…
It was lights, camera, action for North Bay Elementary this morning. Today, students auditioned to see who could make the cut for their morning news program. Nine talented fifth graders gave it their all while reading and reporting the news…
Just because hitting the books is a big part of school that doesn’t mean there’s no room for fun, especially this week at the University of Southern Mississippi. Students jammed out to music, took photos in the free photo booth…
“Welcome Week” kicked off today and University of Southern Mississippi students get a fresh start on learning what their college has to offer. Week long events will run on the Gulf Coast campus in Long Beach until Friday. The sessions…
Jackson State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are taking part in a new federal program that aims to increase low-income students’ access to college. Starting this semester, about 10,000 high school students across the country can use Pell…
News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Myya Robinson about the free Healthy Start Symposium happening this Saturday. Come and healthy cooking demo from a New Orleans chef and more, August 27th Asbury Chapel A.M.E Zion Church 9 am to 1 pm.
Parents and teachers in east Biloxi now have fewer items to check off their back to school supply list thanks to the NAACP Biloxi branch. The organization donated hundreds of dollars’ worth of school supplies for students at Nichols and…
It was a mixture of excitement and nerves on USM’s Gulf Park campus today as classes officially got back in session. New and returning students have a lot to look forward to this school year with plenty of campus improvements…
Colleges and universities spend nearly $35 million annually on remediation for first year students in need of extra academic attention. So what are local high schools doing to help better prepare seniors for college-level work? Officials with the Gulfport School…
Tomorrow Climb CDC is inviting everyone to come and check out their programs and facilities. The workforce training institute will host an open house from 9 until 3 at their main location on 30th Avenue. Climb CDC offers numerous programs…
Residents living in the Pass Christian School District hit the polls to vote on a bond issue that could lead to $10 million in school improvements. The school district has a bond that will expire in September of next school…
School is back in session for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students across the Coast. Students moved into their on-campus housing last week and started classes this week on the Perkinston campus. Returning students were met with finished and continuing…
The Mississippi Assessment Program Test measures students’ progress toward high academic goals, providing them with knowledge they’ll need to succeed in the future. South Mississippi schools are making the grade, with recent test results landing Coast schools above all other…
In the first year of a new standardized test, officials say Mississippi students fared roughly the same or a little better than on the previous test. Results released Thursday by the Mississippi Department of Education show about one-third of students…
Dividing kids up to join them together, it might sound strange, but it’s a system that’s proving effective at Central Elementary School in Gulfport. News 25’s Katarina Luketich shows us what the school’s deck system is all about, as well…
It’s the biggest addition to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s football stadium since it was first built and it’s open just in time for football season. Officials were on hand at today's ribbon cutting, marking the opening of a state-of-the-art…
Sword play took over the Mary C. Cultural Center this morning. Meridian Community College theater instructor Steve Nabors was giving stage combat lessons to the Biloxi High School theater class. The lessons are a passion of Nabors. He’s been a…