2015/05/05 – JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi education officials will launch their own voluntary review of the Common Core academic standards, even after Gov. Phil Bryant vetoed a bill that would have created an outside panel to examine the standards. State …..
2015/05/04 – This month nearly 10,500 students from Mississippi’s eight public universities will graduate. It’s one of the largest classes in state history. Mississippi’s sluggish economy may be a difficult place to find work. Hundreds of friends and family members crowded …..
2015/05/04 – Hinds County could lose more than $3 million a year if the Mississippi Department of Corrections removes state inmates from the county work center, officials say. Hinds County could lose more than $3 million a year if the Mississippi …..
2015/05/01 – It’s been a long haul for two Hinds County inmates who are finally receiving mental health treatment after years behind bars. Marktain Kilpatrick Simmons, 44, and Lee Vernel Knight, 47, are receiving psychiatric treatment in the Raymond jail while they …..
2015/05/04 – State Superintendent Carey Wright says the state Department of Education will conduct its own study of the embattled Common Core education standards and take public input, but she still supports them for Mississippi schools. Carey on Tuesday was the …..
