By Othor Cain Contributing writer In an exclusive interview with The Mississippi Link, Dec. 11, Dr. Cedrick Gray, superintendant for Jackson Public Schools, discussed how the district got to the place it finds itself – […]
JACKSON (AP) — Jackson Public School officials were asking parents and students to find alternate transportation today as a school bus driver walkout entered a second day. The drivers staged a walkout yesterday demanding more […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Tuition is going up at five of Mississippi’s eight public universities. The College Board gave final approval to tuition plans for the next two academic years Thursday, after giving preliminary approval […]
By Lonnie Ross Jackson Police Department (JPD) increased their police presence Wednesday, November 20, after they were called in to stop a series of fights at Murrah High School in Jackson. The school was placed […]
By Lonnie Ross Online Editor Obamacare got a boost in Mississippi when Cover Mississippi held an enrollment kickoff event in Jackson last Friday. Health agencies, insurance companies, non-profit organizations and schools hosted tables on the […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — It was grant money to pay for school security, but two-thirds of Mississippi’s public school districts weren’t interested. At Lt. Gov Tate Reeves’ behest this spring, the Legislature set aside $5 […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Grab the nearest kindergartner and tell her this: Stay in school and study hard because Mississippi’s long-term economic outlook depends on you. If you slack off and drop out before getting […]
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — The ROTC program at the University of Southern Mississippi will survive at least another two years. The Army told Mississippi elected officials on Wednesday that it’s delaying a decision about whether […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The competition for $3 million in state money for preschool programs looks fierce. The Department of Education says 72 groups have indicated interest in the money, which is supposed to fund […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released October 21.
That’s almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to 24 who have neither desk nor job, according to The Opportunity Nation coalition, which wrote the report.
Other studies have shown that idle young adults are missing out on a window to build skills they will need later in life or use the knowledge they acquired in college. Without those experiences, they are less likely to command higher salaries and more likely to be an economic drain on their communities… […]
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