Education

Mississippi State begins repairs to women’s dorm damaged by fire

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi State University officials say repairs are beginning immediately on a women’s dormitory that was damaged by a Sunday night fire that appears to have been started by a candle burning […]

Education

The Face of School Choice

 By Kevin P. Chavous   Executive Counsel for the American Federation for Children   A little more than 10 years ago, a young woman named Denisha was part of a vicious cycle. Her mother dropped out […]

Education

Black History Month is not dead

An open letter to the more than 42 million African Americans in these United States. By Pastor Jimmy Terry, Sr.

Education

Education reform is not to blame for nation’s segregated school

By Kevin P. Chavous Executive Counsel for the American Federation for Children It is the great irony of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark desegregation case that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, that segregation in our schools […]

Education

Jackson school system joins education funding lawsuit

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Jackson Public Schools are joining a lawsuit seeking to recover a shortfall in state education funding and bar future underfunding. The board voted 2-1 Tuesday to join, with two abstentions, said […]