JSU Presidential Pick NamedThe board of trustees for Mississippi's universities announced Nov. 22 that it had selected Carolyn W. Meyers to serves as the next president of Jackson State University. Meyers is the former president of another historically black institution, Norfolk State University …
[Kamikaze] Race, AgainMy late mother always encouraged me to face problems head on. To this day, I've never let issues fester. Problem? You're going to know about it immediately, and I'm going to begin working on solutions and actions.
JSU, Alcorn Presidential Picks UnveiledThe board of trustees for Mississippi's universities announced its preferred candidates today for the presidencies of Alcorn State University and Jackson State University. M. Christopher Brown, executive vice president and provost at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., is the board's …
For the KidsA few months ago, I picked up a copy of The Clarion-Ledger's VIP Jackson magazine and flipped through. I was shocked at how few black VIP Jacksonians I saw in the stories, party pics and advertising.
Millsaps at Vietnam"I thought I was having a hallucination," student Sharon Yoo wrote in her journal. "It was like the scenery from the movie 'Avatar.'"
Teachers Fire Back at FilmIn "Waiting for 'Superman,'" the provocative new documentary on America's education system, the trick is that the titular superhero doesn't exist. It argues that no single force will rescue the children who public schools, in their current state, are largely …
Hosemann, Hood Push Pre-K EducationEarly childhood education is central to safeguarding Mississippi's economic future agreed Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood in separate speeches today. The two officials' comments, coming during the Mississippi Economic Council's annual Hob Nob …
Ayers Endowment to Ask Legislature for FundingThe Ayers Endowment Committee may ask the state Legislature to supplement a diminishing endowment used to fund three historically black universities.
Obama Speaks Out Against BullyingThe message is in response to the recent suicides of young adults who were bullied for being gay. The video appears on the
Laid-Off Teachers Hurting EducationMississippi's public education system faces a difficult future, given persistent funding troubles, state Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, said today. Speaking at the Jackson Chamber of Commerce's Friday Forum at Koinonia Coffee House, Blount touched on a number of topics, focusing …
Schools Lagging on IDEA Stimulus SpendingMississippi school districts have one year left to spend the $72 million remaining in a $116 million chunk of federal stimulus money for special education. Schools received the funds in 2009, and while a few districts have already spent the …
Schools Waiting on $17M ReimbursementsState Medicaid officials are optimistic that a long-delayed program to help school districts with some of their administrative costs could begin reimbursing schools soon. Speaking at a budget hearing last week, representatives for the state Division of Medicaid last week …
Money GamesMississippi leaders experienced a rare moment of agreement last month on the frequently rancorous topic of education funding.