2015/04/17 – An argument for why the movement to raise the minimum wage is critical, especially for the large numbers of low-wage black and brown workers who are living near the poverty line. Almost two years ago, McDonald’s worker Nancy Salgado …..
2015/04/16 – Acting on behalf of the Legislature, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday appealed the decision of a Hinds County judge who earlier this month found the Legislature’s alternative to a citizen-sponsored education …..
2015/04/16 – The Mississippi Board of Education on Thursday approved a $122 million contract with Questar Assessment to test hundreds of thousands of school children starting next year. Questar, headquartered in Minneapolis, was among three companies vying for the 10-year deal …..
2015/04/16 – Mississippi residents converged on Jackson this month to push for a $15 minimum hourly wage and union representation for fast-food and other low-wage workers. The movement arrived on the heels of McDonald’s executives announcing a pay increase for workers …..
2015/04/16 – Dr. Cedrick Gray, the superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, seems to be proving tight-fisted Mississippi lawmakers right when they say it doesn’t necessarily take throwing money at schools to improve education. Gray, who has been with JPS since 2012, …..
