Mississippi Gulf Coast (WXXV)- The Mississippi Sound Estuary Program is opening applications for middle school teachers. The eligibility is for 5th - 8th grade teachers in Jackson, Harrison, or Hancock County. Those selected will be given the chance to plant…
Andrea Krell, director of the Southern Miss teacher residency program, comes in studio to talk about a recent $3.8 million grant from the Department of Labor.
One teacher in St. Martin won a classroom decoration for the upcoming school year. WXXV News 25’s Brooke Parker is at the room…
Results from the Mississippi Department of Education's educator shortage survey show there are over 5000 vacancies among teachers, administrators, and school support staff across the state -…
Long Beach High School teacher Ms. Demetria Brown has been selected as one of 10 recipients nationwide to be a part of the nationwide Chick-fil-A's Leader Academy Celebration Ms. Brown was surprised with the news Friday morning by local Chick-fil-A…
Eight of South Mississippi’s most accomplished, creative teachers earned 2023 Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants for their commitment to educational excellence and to pay for original teaching projects designed to enrich students’ education with hands-on learning opportunities. Here are…
An administrator and a teacher -- both from the Pascagoula-Gautier School District -- have been selected as the top in their fields in the state. The Mississippi Department of Education today announced the 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year is…
The state Department of Education has extended the application deadline for the Mississippi Teacher Residency program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all 200 slots are filled or the universities can no longer accept candidates -- whichever…
SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) — A couple in Mississippi’s Tate County is charged with felony child abuse after being accused of locking their grandchildren in a dog cage. The Tate County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report from East Tate…
The state is accepting applications for the Mississippi Teacher Residency program, which allows educators to pursue a graduate degree in elementary and special education. The priority deadline to submit applications is March 15. Any applications submitted after March 15 will…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate plans to give pay raises to teachers. The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday passed House Bill 530, and the whole House could debate the bill in…
A Coast golf pro has been recognized by Golf Digest. Hoppy Smith, PGA, the club pro at The Club at Diamondhead, has been named a 2022-2023 Best Teacher in the State by the trade magazine. Smith was recognized along with…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — An automotive technology teacher from South Mississippi has been named a winner of the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, receiving $50,000 as part of $1 million awarded to 18 trades teachers…
Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he has signed a bill to give teachers and assistant teachers a $1,500 pay raise during the year that begins July 1. Bryant's Twitter account posted a photo of him signing Senate Bill 2770…
News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Jerry Twigs about the teacher job fair on Saturday March 10th from 10 am - 1 pm on the Ocean Springs High School Campus.
News 25's Kristen Durand interviews Trang Pham-Bui in about the Teacher Job Fair on March 1st from 3:30 pm to 7 pm at the HCSD Center for Excellence on 15199 Community Rd in Gulfport.
News 25’s Katarina Luketich interviews Dr. Ursula Whitehead and Guarnette Arrington about the Teacher Appreciation Week: May 15-19 at Stone Middle School. For more information please call (601) 928-4876.
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Superintendent Roy Gill about the Teacher's Job Fair today March 9th from 3 pm until 7 pm.
Mississippi teachers might see merit pay next year under the state's school recognition program, but a proposed house bill would change how the pay is determined. The current program would provide up to 100 dollars per student for schools that…
A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded not guilty to abusing a vulnerable person after a video showed her dragging a student by the hair. An attorney for Linda Winters Johnson entered the plea for her this week in Washington County…
If you think teachers are spending their summer by the pool. You are mistaken. Over 2,000 educators in the state of Mississippi flocked to the coast coliseum for day one of the Making Connections Conference. The annual conference gives teachers…
This week is Catholic Schools Week and an 83 year old teacher at St. Alphonsus Catholic School in Ocean Springs is still following her passion for making differences in children's lives.
Wednesday, one local teacher was recognized for her excellence as an educator.
Tuesday, former Gulfport teacher, William Richard Pryor, pleaded guilty to federal felony charges accusing him of transporting students across state lines intending to molest them.