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“These student and school support services will help all district and school leaders manage the challenges of the pandemic and help students accelerate their learning,” said Dr. Carey Wright. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is investing up to $49 million of its American Rescue Plan El

A measure passed in the Senate prohibits schools and universities from teaching that one race is superior over another.

The grant money will ensure Telehealth accessibility from kindergarten through 12th grade.  The University of Mississippi Medical Center will provide more of the state's students access to Telehealth thanks to a $17.6 million grant from the State Department of Education. Funding for the grant i

TUPELO • The Tupelo Public School Districts graduation rate increased by more than 2% for the 2020-21 school year while Lee County School Districts graduation rate decreased by about 2%,

The grant will create a telehealth delivery system within kindergarten through 12th grade schools to give students greater access to care including urgent care and behavioral health care during school hours.

Telehealth delivery systems would provide K-12 schools with remote health care, healthcare provider access to students.  On Thursday, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted to approve a $17.6 million grant to the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). The grant would be used

Mississippi’s high school graduation rate  is highest ever at 88.4%, dropout rate falls to 8.5%. On Thursday, The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2020-21 school year graduation and dropout rates, which reflect the highest statewide graduation rate of 88.4% and the lowest st

Two local elementary school instructors are getting acclimated to statewide service since being selected to serve on the Mississippi Teacher Advisory Council for School Year ‘21-’22.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi teachers have earned national recognition as recipients of the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Millicent Gunter of Bayou View Elementary in the Gulfport School District and Laura Bivins of Ann Smith Elementary in the Madison School District both teach mathematics and were announced as winners Wednesday in a news release.

Education legislation being considered would ban teaching crucial civil rights history lessons in an effort to ban teaching CRT which is not even taught