education | Mississippi Today

Mississippi has an adult literacy problem. Here’s what advocates are doing to curb it.

by Candace McKenzie April 9, 2021April 9, 2021

In Mississippi, 16% of the adult population lacked proficient reading and writing skills when definitive data was last collected.

How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session

by Kate Royals and Bobby Harrison April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Parents of special needs students worry about New Summit School’s future after owner’s arrest

by Anna Wolfe April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

Day cares, education groups get another $3.5M in emergency education funds

by Kate Royals March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

2021 Legislative Session

Lawmakers pledge to kill effort to expand tax credit for private schools

by Bobby Harrison March 29, 2021March 29, 2021

Mississippi schools will soon be required to teach computer science

by Kate Royals March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

‘It’s depressing’: More Mississippi students are in virtual classrooms without teachers during pandemic

by Kate Royals and Kelsey Davis Betz March 22, 2021March 23, 2021

ACT scores rise, but Mississippi students still fall short of national benchmarks

by Kelsey Davis Betz March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

Reeves awards another $23M of emergency education stimulus funds

by Kate Royals March 5, 2021March 5, 2021

In Cleveland, parents fear the cost of losing pre-K programs

by Kelsey Davis Betz March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Why teachers in Mississippi work second jobs to get by

by Kate Royals March 3, 2021March 4, 2021

‘It’s bittersweet’: Students, faculty reflect on college in the time of COVID

by Molly Minta February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

2021 Legislative Session

Education groups rip Speaker Gunn’s massive tax proposal

by Kate Royals February 24, 2021February 26, 2021

Fewer Mississippi students are applying for financial aid. Here’s why officials are worried.

by Molly Minta February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

‘It’s very obvious that we do not value teachers’: Why educators say there’s a critical teacher shortage

by Kelsey Davis Betz and Aallyah Wright February 10, 2021February 15, 2021