Education

JSU students protest Ferguson grand jury inaction

The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday. Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut […]

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State education board delays sports cuts in troubled schools

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Cuts to sports and activities at schools districts that lose state accreditation would be delayed under a plan approved Wednesday by the Mississippi Board of Education. The proposed change received no […]

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African Americans We Must Do Better!!!

African Americans, Black History Month is in February.  It hasn’t changed, so please my Black Brothers and Sisters, let us not waste another 28 days sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the clouds […]

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Hank Bounds, former Pascagoula School District Superintendent, among 4 finalists for University of Nebraska president

LINCOLN, Nebraska — The official who has led Mississippi’s eight public universities since 2009 is one of four finalists for the University of Nebraska presidency. Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds, a former principal at Pascagoula […]

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USM looking at ways to trim 4.5 percent from its annual budget

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Administrator say a hiring slowdown, larger classes and reducing travel are among the methods the University of Southern Mississippi may use to cut 4½ percent from its annual budget. The Hattiesburg […]

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School Choice Equals Parental Choice

By Ann Duplessis President, Louisiana Federation for Children While every parent wants to provide the best education for their children, not every parent has access to a quality school. In a perfect world every family […]