In the Lamar County School District, Director of Human Resources Chris Wooten said there is a different kind of nurse that isn’t in very many school districts.
William Carey University announces a new partnership with Word Music & Church Resources, one of the nation's largest publishers of church choral music.
House Bill 1 will cover the shortfall of more than $18 million. It moves to the Senate and is expected to pass there, too. It would then go to the governor.
The third-grade reading test is one of the first big education hurdles kids face, but in order to get there, kids have to be kindergarten ready. A Hattiesburg parent-educator makes sure kids are kindergarten ready by first teaching the parents.
The culinary arts program at Hattiesburg High School unveiled their new classroom with a ribbon cutting Tuesaday. The building was renovated and decorated for the 20 culinary students enrolled in the program.
The Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation has determined that an extreme emergency does not exist within the Wayne County School District after a three-hour hearing in Jackson Monday.
A four-month audit of the Wayne County School District has revealed several violations by the district and noncompliance with state and federal education requirements.
The U.S. Justice Department filed a Statement of Interest Monday supporting free speech on college campuses following a federal lawsuit in Mississippi.
Petal students presented ornaments they made to Sen. Roger Wicker on Friday. The ornaments will decorate the senator's office Christmas tree in Washington D.C.
An Ole Miss senior is making history as the university’s first African-American female Rhodes Scholar. She also pushed for a confederate monument on campus to be relocated, and that process took a big step forward Friday.
One high school junior and one high school senior serves as non-voting SBE members and provide input on policy decisions that affect public schools in the state.
Mississippi State University President, Dr. Mark Keenum and Jones College President, Dr. Jesse Smith signed a memorandum of understanding agreement allowing Jones students to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in several majors beginning in January 2020.
This year, C SPIRE and Mississippi State University’s Center for Cyber Education teamed up to launch a pilot program called the C Spire Software Development Pathway program.
Petal Superintendent Matt Dillon makes day-to-day decisions about the education of the kids in the district. Now, he is looking to their safety not just in the classroom, but online.
One Mississippi lawmaker would like to see the state’s college athletes get paid for the use of their name, likeness and image sooner rather than later.
The Third Annual Disentangle AD Caregiver Conference ended Friday afternoon with caregivers feeling like they have a helping hand in seeing after their loved ones.
The Mississippi Department of Education released the Fall 2019 Kindergarten-Readiness Assessment results, with only 36.6% of students scoring ‘kindergarten-ready’ this year.
Jones County’s Glade Elementary School’s spirit has a competitive streak. Principal Lisa Ishee said it’s that element that is also getting kids in class every day, creating perfect attendance bragging rights for a few classrooms.
More than two dozen students at Jones College are receiving financial help, thanks to a scholarship program at Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association.
The South Jones High School Marching Band celebrated a first place finish at a state competition by performing its contest show one last time for fellow students and family members.
The gifted education program at Oak Grove Lower Elementary hosted an education program Wednesday for learning in a real-world context. Students in second and third grades are learning to problem solve, think and build.
The Director of Federal Programs and Early Childhood Education for the Hattiesburg Public School District, Carrie Hornsby believes the most important stage of education is in early childhood.
Teen pregnancy is one of the strongest taboos in our society. No parent wants their teen to become a parent themselves, but it happens. When it happens in the Lamar County School District, there is a group that helps teens like 17-year-old Makaleigh Martin stay positive, focused and most importantly
Crossover Xpand, part of the Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources, is continuing its cultural competency training series. The lecture given Friday was introduction to LGBTQ mental health with Dr. Scott Rodgers.
Fifteen distinguished alumni of Hattiesburg’s city schools will be inducted into the 2019 Hattiesburg Hall of Fame by the Hattiesburg Public School District Foundation.
More than 1,600 high school musicians will compete in Waynesboro this Saturday afternoon in the 5th annual War Eagle Classic Marching Band Competition.
Teachers at Collins Elementary School took a brief time out from staff development Tuesday from staff development to celebrate a historic accomplishment at their school.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3036 presented a $2,000 check to the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families Monday to help the university build a new veterans center on the Hattiesburg campus.
Mississippi’s top educational official visited the Pine Belt Tuesday on the fourth annual statewide tour saluting all the school districts that have earned an A rating.
The purpose of the buddy bench is simple yet meaningful. The kids are taught to keep an eye on the bench, and when they see a child sitting on the bench, it means that kid needs a friend.
An official with firsthand knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that former state Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce will be announced as the next chancellor of the University of Mississippi on Friday.
