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OXFORD – Virtual and hybrid learning is a boon to student prosperity and continues to be a priority for state and local leaders. That is the main takeaway from state-funded

Serving as the state senator for District 6 in Itawamba and Lee counties, it’s important to me that you are updated with our work in the Mississippi Legislature and to

When this school year began, parents, teachers and students rejoiced over the long-awaited return to in-person instruction. But just when the pandemic ...

Toren Ballard and Lillian Copley Guest columnists View Comments One of the most dramatic shifts in K-12 education in the last year has been a broad recognition that a 21st century education requires students to have access to a laptop or tablet and the internet. At the start of the pandemic, just 23 of over 140 districts in Mississippi had established one-to-one technology initiatives, which, in part, ensure a device for every student. This lack of technology access became a secondary disaster ...