JPS Accreditation Still UncertainJackson Public Schools will have to wait a bit longer to find out whether it will lose or retain its accreditation status.
Board Picks Gray for JPS SuperintendentThe Jackson Public Schools board announced last night that it had selected Dr. Cedrick Gray to lead the district as its next superintendent.
JPS to Close School Under Rezoning PlanJackson Public Schools plans to close one school next fall and reorganize others under a rezoning plan intended to account for population shifts in the city.
[Stiggers] Cool and CreamyChildren and adults of the Ghetto Science Community, the new, improved, environmentally friendly, solar powered Hybrid Electric and Petroleum Mister Ice Creamy Truck is coming to your neighborhood.
[Kamikaze] Enemies of ProgressWhen the check writers determine who the law writers are, the system never changes. When bureaucrats are allowed to govern with impunity, the system never changes. In or out of office, where we don't have natural leaders, citizens—and more importantly, …
SWAG: Students with a GoalConcern about apathy among their peers led several Northwest Rankin H.S. students to start Students With A Goal, or SWAG, to support each other as they serve the community.
Search for Child StarsA massive group of children caught Elaina Jackson's attention at a hotel in Houston, Texas, last year. Jackson is the director of development and marketing at the Mississippi Children's Museum, and she and her coworkers were attending a museum conference.
JPS Under Fire for Special-Ed ViolationsThe Jackson Public Schools district may lose its accreditation due to how it has disciplined students with disabilities, tracking them into lower-quality education at alternative schools rather than helping them stay in their schools and improve.
State No. 1 for Teen PregnancyThe deadline for Mississippi's school districts to select a sex-education policy is this summer, and several groups are hoping to influence what Jackson Public Schools students learn next year.
Changing ‘The Perceivers' of Black MalesAs a young student entering the University of Connecticut in the mid-1960s, James Lyons received all the parental advice one would expect about being respectful and not hanging around the crowd.
Parents to Ask JPS to Reconsider Supt. PicksThe Jackson Public Schools board has narrowed down its field of possible superintendents to two, but some parents say the district should search again for a candidate with more experience helping high-poverty, low-performing school districts become successful.
JPS Close to Picking New SuperintendentAbout 200 people gathered at Galloway Elementary School last night to hear from the two finalists for the Jackson Public Schools superintendent post: Dr. Dennis Carpenter and Dr. Cedric Gray.
CITYBEAT: On the Road AgainCitizens are complaining about recent bus-route changes, and a special committee for JATRAN is trying to respond.
How the Charter School Bill DiedRep. Chuck Espy's voice cracked as he jabbed his left index finger into the podium so forcefully that it's a miracle he didn't break the appendage. "I have watched this great body rise to some of its greatest points, and …
Concern about apathy among their peers led several Northwest Rankin H.S. students to start Students With A Goal, or SWAG, to support each other as they serve the community.