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The Base Camp Coding Academy in Water Valley is taking a proactive approach to education by offering the opportunity for our young people to learn coding...
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USM graduating more certified teachers than other state schools
by Alex Paton
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards ranked The University of Southern Mississippi 13th in the country in producing new National Board-Certified Teachers in 2018 with more...
Teachers not satisfied as pay raise bill advances
by Alex Paton
Teachers, teacher assistants, librarians, and counselors could receive a pay raise. Legislation passed from the Committee stage on Tuesday that would give an additional $1,000...
More students taking and scoring higher on AP exams
by Alex Paton
More than 22% of Mississippi public high school students in the graduating class of 2018 took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, according to the College...
Coding Academies graduate first classes
by Alex Paton
Mississippi Coding Academies has announced the graduation of its first cohort of computer programmer developers. The Jackson location graduated 11, and the Golden Triangle location...
Board of education seeks student representatives
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school students who wish to serve as student representatives to the State Board...
Mississippi sees consistent reading gains
by Alex Paton
Mississippi students have made consistent gains in reading over the past dozen years. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s...
Two new charter schools approved in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
Earlier this week, the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board approved two new charter schools for Mississippi. Back in September, the board tabled consideration of three school...
Student representatives may join Board of Ed
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education, SBE, is considering appointing student representatives to the board starting during the 2019-20 school year. The board said the student...
Mississippi students vote in mock election
by Alex Paton
Mississippi students in two Coahoma County high schools cast their ballots this week for candidates in both U.S. Senate races and the Second Congressional District...