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Jeffrey Vitter named new Ole Miss chancellor

(AP) College Board trustees have voted to name Jeffrey Vitter as the next chancellor of the University of Mississippi. The vote came Thursday afternoon after Vitter met with campus groups Wednesday at the University of […]

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Southern Miss takes down Mississippi state flag on campuses

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another public university in Mississippi is ending the display of the state flag on campus because it contains a Confederate battle emblem many see as divisive. University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney […]

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Angela Davis zeroed in on ‘social justice’ at Tougaloo

College professor, author, scholar, women’s rights…, civil rights activist  By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor Political activist and scholar Angela Davis was the guest Presidential Lecturer at Tougaloo College Thursday, October 22, 2015. She spoke for […]

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Obama encourages limits on standardized testing in schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests […]

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School funding issues rarely stop at 1 judge: analysis

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The claim that one Hinds County judge could ultimately decide the fate of Mississippi’s school finance system if voters amend the state constitution appears unlikely. If experience in other states is […]

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Protests at Ole Miss turn to shouting over Confederate flag

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An integrated group of at least 200 students and faculty members rallied Friday at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, urging the Ole Miss administration to stop flying the state flag […]

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Mississippi taking closer look at school contractors

CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi officials say they’re trying to measure whether struggling school districts are getting good results from contractors hired to help teachers and students. In a presentation Thursday to the State Board […]