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Delta State’s future depends on $11 million, multi-year budget cut, president says
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sat,09/30/23-4:58PM , 676 Reads 11,567 Statewide
About a decade of “emergency-style budgeting” at Delta State University has all but maxed out its credit and created an $11 million hole that is poised to be an unavoidable existential threat.
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Early Intervention Task Force aims to expand services to children with developmental delays
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Sat,09/30/23-3:48PM , 414 Reads 9,815 Statewide
The Task Force is working to gather data necessary to make legislative recommendations before the 2024 session begins.

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At Innova Preparatory School in Hattiesburg, smaller classes provide a learning environment where teachers have more one-on-one interactions with students. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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School accountability scores are same or better than last year
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/29/23-1:28PM , 347 Reads 10,397 Statewide
Only 8% of Mississippi school districts got a D or F on this year’s accountability grades, an even smaller percentage than last year.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley and Mississippi Association of Educators President Erica Jones address the concerns of educators during a town hall meeting held at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Brandon Presley to teachers: educating Mississippi children is ‘the most important thing’
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/29/23-10:48AM , 369 Reads 8,244 Statewide
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley called for fully funding public schools and increasing teacher pay as he laid out his education policy priorities in a Monday town hall.
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