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Mississippi schools will soon be required to teach computer science

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 609 Reads
On Fri, 03/26/2021 - 09:33 AM

Beginning in the 2024 school year, all Mississippi elementary, middle and high schools will be required to offer computer science courses.

This week, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law “The Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act,” which sets out a timeline for schools to incorporate the curriculum.

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‘It’s depressing’: More Mississippi students are in virtual classrooms without teachers during pandemic

By Kate Royals and Kelsey Davis Betz - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 709 Reads
On Mon, 03/22/2021 - 12:51 PM

Even before the pandemic, Treasure Cosie was already on a path to not have a geometry teacher her junior year at Leland High School.

Her school district isn’t technically designated as a Critical Teacher Shortage area by the Mississippi Department of Education, but there aren’t enough teachers to teach even core subjects like math.

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MDE: All Statewide Assessments to be Administered this School Year

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On Mon, 03/15/2021 - 12:47 PM

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:

All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for Algebra I, English II, Biology and U.S. History.

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New Summit School operators allegedly fleeced the Mississippi Department of Education out of more than $2 million from 2017 to 2020 using a program that serves hospitalized children. They had been charging the program for over a decade.

By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 556 Reads
On Thu, 04/08/2021 - 02:03 PM

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How public education fared during the 2021 legislative session

By Kate Royals and Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 654 Reads
On Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:09 PM

Before Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann finished his post-legislative session press conference on April 1, education advocates and politicos rapidly fired off texts to one another and to reporters, opining about an assertion he made.

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MDE: Legislature Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Increases Funds for State Board of Education Priorities

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On Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:05 PM

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:

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Parents of special needs students worry about New Summit School’s future after owner’s arrest

By Anna Wolfe - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 409 Reads
On Wed, 04/07/2021 - 04:49 PM

Educators assessed Mary Harbin Hinds, who has a rare chromosome disorder resulting in academic delays, as a nonreader when she entered New Summit School in third grade.

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Stimulus packages offer big boost for Mississippi parents in need of child care

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 633 Reads
On Mon, 04/05/2021 - 10:01 AM

Eleven years, four kids, two degrees.

That’s how long Keronique Davis of Robinsonville has been taking classes at Coahoma Community College, how many children she has and the number of degrees she’ll be graduating with in May.

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Day cares, education groups get another $3.5M in emergency education funds

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 705 Reads
On Wed, 03/31/2021 - 04:27 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves awarded another $3.46 million of emergency education funds to child care centers and educational organizations in the state.

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Lawmakers pledge to kill effort to expand tax credit for private schools

By Bobby Harrison - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 596 Reads
On Tue, 03/30/2021 - 09:57 AM

Tucked into a 1,200-page bill with an original purpose of authorizing the issuance of bonds to finance long-term construction projects at Mississippi’s public universities is language that expands a tax credit for private K-12 schools.

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