2015/04/30 – U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate recessed the court for lunch around 11:45 a.m. Thursday in the sentencing of the last two defendants in the hate crime conspiracy case that involved 10 young white people from Rankin County who …..
2015/04/28 – Mississippi district’s black students make up a third of enrollment, but half of all suspensions. A fourth-grader suspended five times for “misbehavior.” A third-grader removed from of his classroom for eight days because he pushed a bathroom stall door …..
As required in section 1111(b)(8)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the U.S. Department of Education is asking each State Educational Agency (SEA) to submit a State Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators (State Plan) …..
2015/04/27 – “15, 15, 17, you have 17 blue.” Children at this Head Start in Jackson are learning how to count and recognize colors in a beautifully decorated classroom. Nita Thompson, Executive Director of the Head Start Association in Mississippi says …..
2015/04/25 – Gov. Phil Bryant wants to pay lip service to state hospitals, but his platitudes aren’t helping their bottom line. The governor is pushing to create healthcare-based economic development zones in the state, but his proposal won’t help medical facilities …..
