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State Treasury Launches Statewide Scholarship Giveaway, Asks Mississippians to Watch Their Mailboxes

By Press Release - Mississippi Treasurer David McRae, 361 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 04:03 PM

Below is a press release from State Treasurer David McRae:

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during the Stennis Capitol Press Forum at Capital Towers in Jackson Monday, January 14, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

Reeves still silent as Board of Education vacancies again stall key votes

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 523 Reads
Wed, 05/12/2021 - 11:06 AM

Gulfport School District is awaiting approval for additional flexibility next year to be able to reduce achievement gaps, increase student learning and other goals because the board overseeing public education in the state has too many vacancies to take a vote.

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Last Monday and Tuesday, between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville bus strike could transform public education in Mississippi

By Adam Ganucheau and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 1,536 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:28 PM

A political time bomb is ticking in Greenville, and the explosion could transform the state’s public education environment for decades to come.

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Gov. Tate Reeves walks out of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 26, 2020, as he prepares to speak to media about the coronavirus during a press conference. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

College board, unable to work without Reeves appointments, calls emergency meeting

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 6,631 Reads
Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:07 AM

The board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning is scrambling to hold a special emergency meeting this Friday to consider several university agenda items — a meeting that wouldn’t be necessary had Gov. Tate Reeves made four new college board appointments on time.

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Tate Reeves prepares to vote during Election Day at Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood, Miss., Tuesday Nov. 5, 2019. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today, Report For America

Reeves still hasn’t made key appointments to college board, board of education

By Bobby Harrison, Molly Minta and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 3,008 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:31 PM

Two key state education boards may not have enough members to carry out their duties, and Gov. Tate Reeves, who is responsible for filling most of the vacancies, still hasn’t said when he might make the necessary appointments.

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Gov. Reeves ends previous COVID-19 restrictions, keeps school mask mandate

By Will Stribling - Mississippi Today, 9,586 Reads
Mon, 05/03/2021 - 11:49 AM

More than 14 months after COVID-19 reached Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves has rolled back all COVID-related restrictions except one.

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Here’s why Greenville school bus drivers went on strike

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 3,027 Reads
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 01:36 PM

On Monday, around 20 bus drivers in Greenville Public School District went on strike to protest reduced hours, low pay and what they say is poor treatment by the district.

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GPSD drivers go on strike due to reduced work hours

By Jon Alverson jalverson@ddtonline.com, 4,657 Reads
Tue, 04/27/2021 - 04:29 PM

Brenda Jackson has been a bus driver for about 16 years in two stints with the Greenville Public School District and this week, she is sitting out on strike along with 18 of her colleagues.

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Mississippi Becomes 4th State to Allow Access to Federal Financial Aid for Career Pathway Programs

By Press Release - Mississippi Community College Board, 2,161 Reads
Tue, 04/27/2021 - 03:27 PM

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Community College Board:

Students have the opportunity to earn a high school equivalency and other postsecondary credential in less time.

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In an effort to get students back on campus after COVID interruptions, several Mississippi community colleges are making summer classes free. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America

Some Mississippi community colleges are making their summer classes free

By Will Stribling and Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 7,989 Reads
Mon, 04/26/2021 - 11:31 AM

When COVID-19 hit Mississippi last spring, students at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville flooded Michelle Baragona’s office to withdraw from their classes.

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