Education
Struggling schools fail to apply for millions in federal grants
|
A top state board of education member said he is “appalled” at how few district applied for the money
As lawmakers cut budgets, state must spend more on opioid crisis, AG Hood says
|
Jim Hood will discuss price of addiction at opioid and heroin summit in July
Homepage Featured
Former Spinner goes from Mississippi to Motown and back again
|
Then came you, G. C. Cameron. And you gave us a mighty love.
HB 1523: Reactions to the decision upholding the religious objections law
|
State leaders, advocates, attorneys, and plaintiffs involved in the case are sounding off
Elvis has left the building, but he has entered The Playlist
|
Next up: Hip-hop, country, blues and funk-rock classics
Summer program aids high school students and graduate educators
|
Program helps students earn college credit and increase ACT scores while training graduate students to teach high school students
Education
Students get to keep extra points despite Pearson testing error
|
Thirty-six students benefited from a testing error on a U.S. History state test, state officials say
School bus drivers rally, put their road skills to the test
|
Event provides a glimpse into the difficult but rewarding jobs of Mississippi school bus operators
State readies for Tropical Storm Cindy effects
|
Be prepared for rain and wind, power outages and potential fraudsters
Education
Hechinger Report: Mississippi ‘highest priority state’ in rural education
|
More than half of the state’s schools are rural and nearly 44 percent of public education students live in rural areas
Sports
Larry Grantham: ‘Toughest football player I ever saw’
|
Larry Grantham never weighed as much as 200 pounds when he played linebacker for the New York Jets, but he is one the franchise’s all-time greats.
Sports
Ron Polk will receive 2017 Rube Award
|
Award is for lifetime contributions to Mississippi sports, but Polk contributed mightily to college baseball, period.
Education
Low-performing, high-poverty schools targeted in new state plan
|
The plan calls for eliminating the achievement gap between all students and African-Americans and reducing the gap in graduation rates of special education students and other students
Judge releases mental health study sealed since 2015
|
TAC report says Department of Mental Health, Division of Medicaid need more financial resources.
Mississippi Culture
Take stairway to heavenly art in Vicksburg
|
Attic Gallery, Mississippi’s oldest continuously operating art gallery, celebrates another milestone