Mississippi students vote in mock election
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...
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Education Board delays vote on resetting baseline scores
by Alex Paton
High schools in Mississippi will have to wait a few more days to see if their baseline scores will be reset. The Mississippi State Board...
State Board of Education looks to reset HS baseline scores
by Alex Paton
The Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) is asking the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) to reset the baseline scores for establishing accountability grades for...
Ole Miss to offer “Common App”
by Alex Paton
Ole Miss will soon start using the Common App. Students applying to the University of Mississippi for 2018-19 will soon have the ability to do...
Reading scores rise across state
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s third grade reading scores are continuing to rise. Throughout the state, 93.2% of 3rd graders passed the test and the initial pass rate has...
Youth Leadership Summit kicks off on Coast
by Sarah Ulmer
The sixth annual Palazzo Youth Leadership Summit at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College kicked off on Tuesday. ...
Coding competition offers scholarships to high school students
by Sarah Ulmer
Thursday in Ridgeland at the C Spire headquarters, 60 high school students from the Tri-County area are participating in a coding challenge. They will have...
Ole Miss students rally in support of Rivers Law
by Sarah Ulmer
A bill that would alert parents if their child is under 21 and arrested for drugs and alcohol charges, has rallied students at the University...
Mississippi kids recognized for participation in Promote the Vote
Forty-seven of the thousands of K-12 students who participated in 2016 Promote the Vote activities left the Mississippi Capitol today with a special award from...
Mississippi senators call for students to join them in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Tuesday encouraged eligible Mississippi high school students to apply for the 2017...