education

Dr. Seuss Family Night at Quarles Elementary

Students at Quarles Elementary School in Long Beach have decked the hallways with Dr. Seuss illustrations to celebrate the joy of reading. Parents and community members joined in on the fun tonight during the school’s very first Dr. Seuss themed…

Dr. Seuss Family Fun Night at Quarles Elementary

Students at Quarles Elementary School have decked the hallways with Dr. Seuss illustrations to celebrate the joy of reading. Parents and community members are joining in on the fun tonight during the school’s very first Family Dr. Seuss Literacy Night.…

Junior Beta Theta Convention

Bus-loads of young student leaders from all across the state are filling the Coast Coliseum for the 27th annual Junior Beta Convention. Fifty-eight hundred are in attendance, making it the largest junior convention the state has held. That number includes…

MAEP Funding Law Changes

Major changes to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program could be made in these last few weeks of the 2016 legislative session even though those changes have not yet been discussed in the Education Committees or on the floor in either…

Charter School Bill Passes House

The Mississippi House Committee passed a bill today that would allow charter schools to enroll students across district lines. Charter schools are operated by nonprofit groups separate from other public schools. Senate Bill 2161 would allow them to enroll students…

Biloxi High School holds Assembly on Drinking and Driving

Biloxi High School students go into prom weekend with more perspective of the outcomes and dangers associated with drinking and driving. Law enforcement, AMR personnel and Biloxi firefighters came to the high school’s gym for an assembly on drinking and…

Principal for a Day at Ocean Springs Upper Elementary

Have you ever wondered what it takes to run an entire school? Educators in Ocean Springs wanted local leaders to find out. The school district hosted their third annual Principal for a Day event where business leaders walked a day…

Senate Boosts Education Funding In State Budget

JACKSON – Public schools, universities and community colleges could see increased funding under a Fiscal 2017 budget passed by the Senate today, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. “The Senate budget reflects our priorities with increased funding for education and lower…

Boys and Girls Club Career Day

March 7th through the 12th is National Boys and Girls Club Week. Each day, clubs across the nation are educating youth on specific topics that will benefit their future. Today was all about education and career development. A group of…

Gulf Coast Culture and Heritage Day

Members of Leadership Gulf Coast have a better idea of the area’s rich history of culture after activities in Biloxi. It was a day devoted to the Coast’s culture and heritage, enjoyed by 38 people who were all part of…

USM Networking and Job Fair

Tonight, University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park campus held its annual Networking and Job Fair. Over 30 employers from all along the Coast set up shop in the Hardy Hall ballroom to seek potential new employees. Nearly 140 students from…

OSHS Student Receives Stamps Scholarship

A student at Ocean Springs High School is one of 14 students in the nation offered to benefit from one of the top scholarship programs in the nation. Now she’s ready to take on life as a rebel, an Ole…

USM Gulf Park Hosts Showcase

More than 200 students from surrounding high schools and community colleges got a taste of the life of a Golden Eagle. Today, USM’s Gulf Park campus had the chance to show off all they have to offer prospective students during…

Third Graders Commit to Excellence

Ninety-seven percent is great but why not shoot for 100 percent? That was the message today at Popp’s Ferry Elementary School to their third graders. In 17 school days, third graders at Popp’s Ferry Elementary and around the state will…

Region VI Science and Engineering Fair

Have you ever tried to solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than five minutes? Well, there’s a machine that’s built to do just that. It was built by a local student here on the Coast. It’s just one of the…

Black History Month Art Exhibit

Students and staff at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are celebrating Black History Month through artistic expression. Stroll through the Jefferson Davis campus library and you may be able to recognize important African-American figures, from President Barack Obama to pop…

Feather and Fortress

News 25's Bryan Kennedy interviews Stacy about Feather and Fortress held at the The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education. http://themaryc.org/     [mappress mapid="2379"]

State Money

A bill to use state money to pay for private school tuition or for home schooling is off the table, but Mississippi house members are keeping alive a plan that could allow students to transfer from poor-performing public school districts…

Bloody Sunday Trip Adding Bus

Due to popular demand, the Moss Point Visionary Circle has decided to add a second bus to their sixth annual Bloody Sunday trip. There were already 50 Moss Point High School students signed up to attend the group’s trip to…

Fed up with 50th Rally

One of the parents heading to Jackson to fight on behalf of public education is Gulfport School District parent Becky Guidry, also a member of Fed up with 50th. She joins us live in the studio.

Fed up with 50th to Rally in Jackson

A group of parents around the state have been fighting for more funding for public schools and now they’re taking that fight to Jackson. On Wednesday, Fed up with 50th will head to Jackson to make sure their members of…