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Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

How one Mississippi mom changed what voters will see on the ballot this November

by Kayleigh Skinner April 2, 2015October 21, 2020

Senior Ryan Felder (left) and sophomore Alex Borst (right) created the student group "Students for Chancellor Jones," which calls for the IHL board to reinstate the chancellor.

Higher Education, Mississippi, News, The South

Students demand answers after Ole Miss board ousts chancellor

by Kayleigh Skinner March 24, 2015April 8, 2021

K. Butler, right of Benton, Miss., and Lynn Wagner of Hickory, second from right, speak to school children from Meridian as they are guided past their Opponents of Common Core table in the rotunda of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The group is one of several statewide that are against a national standards Initiative that sets Math and English curriculum in every participating state at the same level. Various opposing groups lobby visiting school children, visitors and lawmakers into opposing the standards in Mississippi. Opponents have provided coffee, morning pastries and water several times during the session in an effort to promote a Senate bill that would repeal Common Core in Mississippi.

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Mississippi legislature creates a new hurdle for Common Core standards

by Kayleigh Skinner March 12, 2015October 21, 2020

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Mississippi special education bill passes that opponents say will create “puppy mills for children”

by Kayleigh Skinner March 12, 2015October 21, 2020

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Breastfeeding and the Achievement Gap

by Sharon Lerner January 28, 2015October 21, 2020

Laboratory equipment sits covered and unused in a Richton, Miss. high school during a 2013 tour. After years of underfunding, the district could not afford to buy the materials needed for laboratory experiments.

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Have legislators thwarted a chance to bring funds to cash-strapped Mississippi schools?

by Jackie Mader January 14, 2015October 21, 2020

Jennifer Calvert, director of the ABC Pre-School & Nursery Inc. in Aberdeen, Miss., helps a student build a pattern during a morning activity earlier this year. Educators say early education is critical to fix Mississippi’s education deficiencies. (Photo: Jackie Mader)

Early Education, Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Why did Mississippi lose out on preschool funding — again?

by Jackie Mader December 17, 2014October 21, 2020

Student work in the hallway of a Mississippi elementary school shows the “partial product” method of solving a multiplication problem. The new Common Core standards emphasize multiple ways of solving problems. (Photo: Jackie Mader)

Common Core, Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Huge confusion in Mississippi over Common Core

by Jackie Mader July 31, 2014October 21, 2020

Sen. David Blount (D - Jackson) discusses education funding.

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

Senator calls for Mississippians to sign petition for fully-funded education

by Kayleigh Skinner July 10, 2014October 21, 2020

Higher Education, Mississippi, News, The South

Report: Better health and child care could mean more Mississippi college graduates

by Kayleigh Skinner June 30, 2014April 8, 2021