Education
Though governor is ‘100 percent committed’ to reopening schools in the fall, teachers have concerns about virtual learning
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As the new school year gets closer, school leaders have to make decisions about how to reopen safely.
2020 Legislative Session
Governor may veto $2.2 billion education budget bill over potential teacher pay cuts
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Gov. Tate Reeves has warned he may veto the public education budget bill because it would keep more than 20,000 from receiving bonuses
Equity
Bill Bynum: Netflix’s $10 million investment will help HOPE close state’s wealth gap
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Netflix invests $10 million in black-owned credit union
Justice
Mississippi fire chief faces scrutiny after calling Legislative Black Caucus ‘a racist symbol’
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Jerry Mills, chief of the Coahoma County Fire Department, faces calls to resign after calling the Mississippi Legislative Black Causes as “a racist symbol.”
Education
State Auditor alleges Department of Education manipulated graduation rates
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The state auditor’s office alleges the Mississippi Department of Education is manipulating graduation rates, something officials vehemently deny.
Education
State unveils options for K-12 schools to reopen in the fall
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School districts must decide how to reopen in the fall, whether it be totally virtually, in-person, or some combination of the two.
Education
‘The most nutritious meal they’ll get’: How Mississippi districts are feeding kids in a pandemic
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The problem of food insecurity is not new. Advocates point to a system of economic policies that enables hunger to exist.
Justice
‘Fed the f— up’: Why young activists are organizing protests across Mississippi
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As people across the nation take to the streets to protest police brutality, young Mississippians are organizing and demanding change.
Justice
‘Your life does not matter:’ Mississippi nurse writes Facebook post wishing death, jail time on protesters
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In a Facebook post, a Clarksdale nurse lashed out at protesters and threatened violence against people who are rioting and protesting the death of George Floyd.
Education
Less than a quarter of Mississippi high schools will host traditional graduation ceremonies
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In Mississippi, less than a quarter of schools will hold a traditional graduation ceremony for high school seniors this year because of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
Clarksdale firm hiring locals to help process unemployment claims
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Clarksdale firm PeopleShores will hire 75 workers to help the state unemployment agency with unemployment claims
Education
‘A year of missed milestones’: School districts get creative with coronavirus graduation plans
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With school buildings closed due to COVID-19, high schools across the state are deciding when and whether to offer in person graduations.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
‘It can make a world of difference’: How Mississippians are getting tested for COVID-19
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To expand coronavirus testing, the state partnered with University of Mississippi Medical Center to scatter pop-up clinics across the state while Federally Qualified Health Centers help provide testing to thousands on Mississippians without insurance
Equity
Delta families without running water get funding, but new well construction stalls over property issues
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After living without access to water for nearly a year, the Mississippi Department of Human Services received a $63,000 grant to build Schlater residents a water well. The effort served as a catalyst for similar situations in other rural communities
Education
‘It all got ripped away’: Communities, families turn to ‘adopt a senior’ campaigns as COVID-19 turns year upside down
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Communities from across the state rally around online movement to support the Class of 2020 who saw their dreams of proms, field trips and graduation ceremonies lost to school closures