ACT replacing exit exams still possible as bills die
The bill to do away with exit exams in Mississippi has died. However, legislators aren’t giving up just yet. “There’s a saying in the legislature...
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Lawmakers to hear teachers, students on testing issue
by Alex Paton
The decision to either keep or end unnecessary state testing is anticipated to be much talked about during the 2019 legislative session. Representative Tom Miles has...
Olympian honored in Mississippi hometown
On Wednesday, Olympic Gold Medalist and Sandhill Community native, Tori Bowie, was honored with a sign on the Highway 43 exit ramp in Rankin County....
Mississippi leaders debate statewide testing
While Mississippi students are required to take yearly state tests, some leaders are for them, and others think we should do away with them. State...
State leaders respond to insensitive halftime show
by Alex Paton
Pictures from a halftime show are going viral only a week after two Brookhaven police officers were shot and killed in the line of duty....
Mississippi celebrates tax-free weekend
by Alex Paton
Students will be starting back to school soon and Mississippi’s tax-free weekend is coming up to help families get their kids ready for the semester....
Exit exam debate continues with first task force meeting
by Alex Paton
Task force members held their first meeting on Tuesday, June 19, to look into the issue of testing in the state’s schools. The group of...
Featured Dr. Wright and Rep. Miles continue exit exam debate amid creation of task force
by Alex Paton
High school exit exams in Mississippi have been up for debate about whether they exist or not and now the MDE is looking for clarification....
Featured High school exit exams still at play in Mississippi legislature
by Alex Paton
Exit exams in Mississippi could soon be a thing of the past. Representative Tom Miles says he believes exit exams are unnecessary and should be...
Featured Dr. Wright and Rep. Miles debate exit exams in Mississippi
by Alex Paton
An amendment has passed that would put an end to exit tests in high schools in Mississippi. However, state superintendent Dr. Carey Wright says the...