JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jackson City Council President Tyrone Hendrix is not going to run for re-election this year. Mississippi Association of Educators President Joyce Helmick announced Tuesday that Hendrix will be the group’s next […]
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Jackson State University’s temporary leader is asking alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s cash crunch. In a letter sent Monday, interim President […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Lost in the debate over how much the state of Mississippi should spend on schools this year is an equally important question: How much should the state be expected to spend […]
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A lawyer says a Mississippi Delta school district has agreed to a settlement in a long-running desegregation lawsuit. Lawyer Jamie Jacks says the agreement was announced […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is giving $1 million to a parents’ group to improve parental engagement and student literacy in Jackson city schools. Parents for Public Schools of Jackson announced Friday […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A former principal who said prayer had dramatically boosted test scores has lost her license for 20 years for telling teachers and other workers to correct students’ answers. A state education […]
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s attorney general is once again tangling with Google, alleging it is illegally violating student privacy. Attorney General Jim Hood sued the California-based computer giant Friday […]
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A consulting group is recommending that Mississippi adopt a new school funding formula and phase it in over five to eight years. EdBuild CEO Rebecca […]
By Othor Cain Contributing Writer Things are far different on the campus of Jackson State University (JSU) today, than they were in 1955, when 83 year old Rod Paige graduated. “I’m just amazed everyday that […]
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