Education

College students in education may not have to worry so much about that student loan bill if they are majoring in education.

Despite visual impairment, Cathy Maberry sees better than many people. She envisioned the life she wanted and stopped short of nothing to live it.

Dailyn Hereford is one of the newest graduates of Jackson State University's School of Business.

It allows K-12 public school districts to select students for a fast-track WCU program that will enable them to earn a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in three years.

Mississippi lawmakers are in the beginning stages of planning out the budget, but teachers are raising a red flag on the priority list they've been left off of.

This comes a day before the deadline for USM faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated, which is Wednesday, Dec. 8.

The academy will add a 5th grade for the 2022-2023 school year and pre-kindergarten through 4th grade for the 2023-2024 school year.

In only 60 seconds, the spot, titled “The Halftime Game,” tells the story of the heart, soul, and grit of marching band members.

The scholarship is given to high school athletes who maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better and are, “proven leaders and role models within their school and community.”

Dr. Scott Rimes has accepted an offer to become the next district superintendent of the Rankin County School District, the board announced Thursday.

The students are non-voting members but they can share their views on policy decisions regarding Mississippi public schools.

Recently, Governor Tate Reeves called for the removal of Critical Race Theory from schools in the state and even said he would use state money to ban it from the classroom.

It started out as a simple idea while babysitting at church. Now, the girls are starting their own collection of books that allows the reader to jump into the story.

Several JPS schools will be going virtual Tuesday, November 16, due to low or no water pressure in the Jackson-area.

Of the 33,265 kindergarteners tested in fall 2020, 31.8% scored kindergarten-ready

The Gammi Iota chapter at Ole Miss has been suspended until May 2025.

Students at Warren Central High School will not have school on Wednesday, November 10.

Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is condemning upcoming training sessions for parents of students at Briarcrest Christian School focused on teaching “a gospel response” to sexuality and gender identity.

16-year-old Leo Mei is a junior at Madison Central High School who takes six AP courses that he calls fun.

“There was an incident at Richland Upper Elementary late this morning where a child brought a firearm to school," Richland Upper Elementary School said.

Crews broke ground Friday at Ole Miss for the largest single construction project in the campus’s history.

Students can apply for scholarships to help with tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other expenses.

No one was hurt during the incident, but the school was put on lockdown and school officials immediately cleared the room where the incident happened.

Clinton Public School District is no longer requiring masks in schools.

Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum is getting a contract extension through June 30, 2025.

Mississippi has received $2.5B for school districts and institutions of higher learning.

MDE compared achievement gaps from 2018-19 to 2020-21.

School officials discovered a gun in a student’s bag at Clinton High School.

No other schools in the district have been affected and all other VWSD schools will dismiss on a regular schedule.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded Mississippi a $1.3 million tuition assistance grant through 2023.