2015/05/22 – The Mississippi Department of Education will seek public input on the controversial Common Core State Standards it adopted five years ago in an effort to improve them. Starting next month, the agency will make available a website where individuals …..
2015/05/21 – Thousands of high school seniors in Mississippi are starting to receive their diplomas. But according to the state Department of Education, nearly one-in-four public school students fail to graduate. Education officials have eliminated one of the state’s requirements for …..
2015/05/21 – We know all too well about misdirection, misinformation, misappropriation and missed opportunity in Mississippi. The political boss hogs feed at the trough at the expense of our future. Initiative 42 can change this. Does anyone question the right of …..
2015/05/21 – The DOJ released a 29-page report Thursday detailing systemic deficiencies which contribute to serious harm and risk of harm at the jail facilities. The Department of Justice has found that Hinds County’s jail facilities are “facilities in crisis.” According …..
2015/05/21 – Mississippi kindergartners improved their reading skills since fall, according to the results of the first statewide assessment measuring growth from fall to spring. More than 40,000 kindergartners took the STAR Early Literacy test in October and again in May. …..
