Education

Enrollment falling at Mississippi community colleges

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Enrollment has fallen at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges for the fifth year in a row, as an improving economy continues to push down the number of students. Figures released Friday by […]

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Total enrollment rises at Mississippi public universities

(AP) Enrollment at Mississippi’s eight public universities has gone up this fall by the largest percentage since 2011, driven by growth at three of the system’s four largest universities. Total enrollment hit an all-time high […]

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Mississippi teacher accused of cheating on state tests

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Education will try to revoke the license of a second Clarksdale teacher it accuses of cheating on state tests. A department news release said Thursday that a […]

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Report finds Mississippi school ratings flawed, state superintendent disagrees

CLINTON, Mississippi (AP) — A legislative watchdog committee is questioning how Mississippi grades its public school districts and individual schools. The Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) Committee released a report Thursday sharply criticizing how […]

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Good Soil: The overlooked aspect of school reform

By Rod Paige Former U.S. Secretary of Education “And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and  increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” – Mark 4:8, Holy Bible, […]

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90 percent CSLC HIPPY 2012 grads pass 3rd grade reading test for 2015

Data sparks an urgent need for more donors to help expand the program The Mississippi Link Newswire LEXINGTON, Miss. – The administration, staff and parents of the Community Students Learning Center’s Home Instruction for Parents […]

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State high court deals blow to Initiative 42 supporters

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Supporters of a school funding initiative have lost a battle in the Mississippi Supreme Court. In a split decision Thursday, justices ruled that a Hinds County circuit judge should not have […]