Schools | The Sun-Sentinel

Jefferson County third grade teacher Yashica Suddeth is working with students this summer to help them pass a reading test. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

free content

Third graders score above pre-pandemic levels in state reading test
By Julia James - Mississippi Today
Thu,05/18/23-5:20PM , 281 Reads 9,160 Statewide
Just over 75% of Mississippi third-graders passed the “third grade reading gate” test on their first try, a rate that is higher than pre-pandemic levels.

The results of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program third grade ELA exam were presented at the Thursday meeting of the State Board of Education.
Click Here to Read More

free content

Former Alcorn State President Felecia Nave was terminated, IHL minutes show
By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today
Thu,05/18/23-5:02PM , 313 Reads 8,128 Statewide
Executive session meeting minutes show that the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees “terminated” Felecia Nave as president of Alcorn State University — a modicum of information but more clarification than the board has provided in other instances of presidential turnover this year.
Click Here to Read More

Participants of a Thursday (May 18) active shooter tabletop training session pause for a photo in the boardroom of the East Tallahatchie School District central office. In front, from left, are Jocelyn Frost, Bridney Jones, Cora Cunningham, Cooper Dixon, John Jennings, Benji McKinney, Akvia Farmer, Kirby Griffin, Jimmy Fly and Yarkiema Doss. In back, from left, are Terry Crowder, Jamal Brock, Eric Rice, Jerry Williams II, Thad Roberts, Marvell Hudson, John Paul Gates, Markell Taylor, Sedrick Smith Sr. and Dorian Sanford. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)

free content

Active shooter topic of local tabletop training exercise
By Clay McFerrin - Editor and Publisher, Charleston Sun-Sentinel
Thu,05/18/23-1:47PM , 967 Reads
A school safety consultant talked Thursday about acting and reacting in the face of an active shooter situation.
Click Here to Read More

Ramona Williams, left, executive director of Jobs for Mississippi Graduates (JMG), is pictured with West Tallahatchie Middle School JMG student Ethan Collier, who recently won a national competition in financial literacy. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)

premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

West Tally Middle School student wins national event
By Special to The Sun-Sentinel
Thu,05/18/23-10:23AM , 1,985 Reads
WEBB — Ethan Collier, a student at West Tallahatchie Middle School, won first place in the category of financial literacy at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Career Development Conference, held last month in Orlando, Florida.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Schools

The E-Edition

June 18, 2026

Local poll

Submit Your Poll

Local Polls

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Charleston, 38921, MS

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

71°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 85°F
Min Temp: 68°F
Feels Like: 71°F
Dew Point: 71°F
Humidity: 69%
Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Sunset: 8:15 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 9 mph
Sky Cover: 24%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 71°F
Moon Rise: 3:53 PM
Moon Set: 1:52 AM

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Hourly Forecast

7-Day Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.