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Kate Royals is a Jackson native and returned to Mississippi Today as the lead education reporter after serving in the same capacity from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, she was a reporter for the Clarion-Ledger covering education and state government. She won awards for her investigative work, including stories about the state’s campaign finance laws and prison system. She was a news producer at MassLive in Springfield, Mass., after graduating from Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communications with a master’s degree in communications.

Senators left in the dark on Ed funding

Kate RoyalsKayleigh SkinnerAdam GanucheauR.L. Nave by Kate Royals, Kayleigh Skinner, Adam Ganucheau and R.L. Nave February 9, 2018January 11, 2021

House bill passed Jan. 17. Hardly a word has been said publicly about Senate plans for changing the education funding formula

Expansion of voucher-like scholarship accounts dies as GOP leaders spar

Kate RoyalsAdam Ganucheau by Kate Royals and Adam Ganucheau February 8, 2018February 8, 2018

Percentage of ‘chronically absent’ students dips

Kate Royals by Kate Royals February 5, 2018

Spending taxpayer money twice? Education Scholarship Accounts face scrutiny

Kate Royals by Kate Royals February 1, 2018January 11, 2021

Top issues still up for debate after deadline day

R.L. NaveKayleigh SkinnerLarrison CampbellKate RoyalsAdam Ganucheau by R.L. Nave, Kayleigh Skinner, Larrison Campbell, Kate Royals and Adam Ganucheau January 30, 2018January 11, 2021

Is there a double standard for Capitol events?

Kayleigh SkinnerKate Royals by Kayleigh Skinner and Kate Royals January 24, 2018January 11, 2021

Bills to expand school choice pending as parents rally at Capitol

Kate Royals by Kate Royals January 23, 2018January 24, 2018

School districts could see accountability system revamped again

Kate Royals by Kate Royals January 18, 2018

Search continues for head of Achievement School District

Kayleigh SkinnerKate Royals by Kayleigh Skinner and Kate Royals January 18, 2018

Republican talking points leave questions on school funding

Kate Royals by Kate Royals January 17, 2018March 20, 2018

Lawmakers: Our superintendents want more information about school formula

Kate RoyalsKayleigh Skinner by Kate Royals and Kayleigh Skinner January 16, 2018January 17, 2018

Gunn files school funding rewrite bill

Kate Royals by Kate Royals January 11, 2018January 12, 2018

EdBuild has issues with school formula pushed by Speaker Gunn

Kate Royals by Kate Royals January 11, 2018January 11, 2018

A matter of facts: The background behind Bryant’s State of the State speech

R.L. NaveLarrison CampbellKayleigh SkinnerKate RoyalsAdam Ganucheau by R.L. Nave, Larrison Campbell, Kayleigh Skinner, Kate Royals and Adam Ganucheau January 10, 2018August 13, 2018

Franklin County School District awaits desegregation ruling

Kate Royals by Kate Royals December 27, 2017January 11, 2021

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