Education

Thanks to a grant from Jackson’s Planning and Development Department, the African-American owned-and-operated newspaper, The Mississippi Link, is holding a Journalism Camp for eight interested high school students from Jim Hill and Lanier high schools. […]

Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON, Miss.) – The Mississippi Academy for Math and Science Teaching has received $150,000 worth of equipment to create a lending library for science teachers statewide to enhance classroom learning. […]

Special to The Mississippi Link The Springhill School Reunion (1927-57) will be Sept. 5 at the Springhill Schoolhouse on Highway 404, Eupora (Webster County). Registration will begin at 10 a.m. All former teachers and students […]

Special to The Mississippi Link The International Visitors Center at Jackson State University recently hosted a contingent of urban planners, engineers and architects from Azerbaijan as part of an international professional development program. “They were […]

13th Annual Tougaloo Art Colony The 13th Annual Tougaloo Art Colony is scheduled for the week of July 12 – 17 on the historic Tougaloo College campus. The Colony is a week of studios for […]

The Mississippi Link Although school is more than a month away, parents can keep their children in top academic performance during the rest of the summer and into the school year by taking advantage of […]

Special to the Mississippi Link The Mississippi Center for Education Innovation (MCEI) – a non-profit education organization initially funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation -will head in to its second year with fresh leadership. Steve […]

Special to The Mississippi Link On behalf of the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Institute of International Education (IIE), Brandi Pikes was selected as a recipient of the […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Mississippi Valley State University President Donna H. Oliver announced recently the appointment of Dr. Johnny Jones as vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. “We are fortunate to have […]

They envision a dropout prevention pilot program where high school-age students mentor and tutor their middle school-age counterparts during and after school – and get paid for it like a summer job. Each district where […]