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Mississippi education board returns control to Tunica County School District
Eyewitness News Memphis· 5 days agoThe State Board of Education has governed the Tunica County School District since 2015 after audits...
Mississippi Rises to 30th in National Education Rankings - Picayune Item
The Picayune Item· 7 days agoMississippi has achieved its highest-ever ranking in education, moving to 30th in the nation, according to the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT ...
SBE votes to return Tunica County School District to local control
WJTV Jackson· 5 days agoTUNICA COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – On Thursday, June 20, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE)...
Mississippi falls short of an eighth-grade literacy miracle
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 3 days agoMississippi’s improvement in fourth-grade reading scores. Whether being celebrated or scrutinized, attention has been squarely focused on elementary students and their reading ...
Pandemic is just one factor in chronic absenteeism
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoPost-pandemic absenteeism is declining in Mississippi schools, but kids are still missing more school than the pre-COVID days. At many schools, more than a third of all students ...
‘Too many old people’: A rural Pa. town reckons with population loss
Washington Post· 2 days agoLee Goldthwaite might have the most stable job in this remote corner of northwestern Pennsylvania. The caretaker of Sheffield Cemetery is busier than ever directing crews clearing trees to make ...
Why are Republicans challenging Biden's Title IX rules in court?
The Advocate· 6 days agoThe past few days have seen a lot of court action aimed at stopping the Biden administration’s...
Conditions of voucher programs similar to Arkansas’ efforts varied | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 2 days agoLouisiana became the latest state to adopt a so-called universal school choice program Wednesday,...