2016/04/05 – The Confederacy is rising again, this time using perhaps the final weapon in its arsenal: calendars. Mississippi governor Phil Bryant recently proclaimed April to be Confederate Heritage Month, adding an official flourish to a longstanding tradition in his …..
2016/03/30 – The author of the successful Senate bill to transfer control of Jackson’s airports to a state board with metro-wide representation expects appointments to the new board will begin soon after Gov. Phil Bryant signs the bill. “I would assume …..
2016/03/30 – Public school advocates’ worries are mounting over K-12 funding after Gov. Phil Bryant called for statewide budget cuts and lawmakers hand out tax credits to businesses such as Continental Tire and pass legislation that would phase out the 3 and …..
2016/03/30 – The U.S. Department of Education (Department) and Mississippi Department of Education, with support from Partners for Each and Every Child, hosted the first Educator Equity Lab at Jackson State University today. This is the first of a series of …..
Dear students, As you may know, the Mississippi legislature right now is attempting to pass what they are calling a “religious freedom” bill. But much like the wolf in sheep’s clothing, what this bill (House Bill 1523) really does is …..
