National Report Card: State Still Below ProficientMississippi was the only state that increased both its reading and math proficiency levels for fourth graders according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Find an Issue Worth Your VoteBeing registered to vote is meaningless unless you wield your power as a citizen and actually head to a polling place.
A Rework for ‘Restraint and Seclusion’While most organizations fully support the creation and implementation of a restraint and seclusion policy, many are not satisfied with the policy as it is written now.
Oppression and the Power of ElectionsUniversity of Mississippi's decision to lower the state flag shows that there is power in symbols and a tremendous amount of power in people coming together to demand that symbols change.
MAEP Formula ExplainedMAEP funding (theoretically) covers teacher and district employee salaries, retirement and insurance, instruction materials, operational costs, transportation, and special, vocational, gifted and alternative education.
Debating Initiative 42Rep. Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, and Jim Keith, a Republican lawyer and Initiative 42 proponent, discussed Initiative 42 and the legislative alternative 42A on Oct. 19 at the Capital Club.
Cristen Hemmins: Education, Equal Pay and Taking On TollisonJackson native Cristen Hemmins decided to run for the District 9 Senate seat (which includes Oxford and most of Lafayette County) when her opponent, Gray Tollison, introduced Initiative 42A to the Senate.
The 42 Vote: Mississippi’s Time of ReckoningWhen Mississippi Rep. Lester "Bubba" Carpenter stepped to the microphone at a Republican rally in Tishomingo County and started warning about a "black judge" taking away funds from white schools and giving it to blacker ones, it was deja vu …
MAEP: The Formula and How Politics Got in the WayThe state Legislature established the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, or MAEP, in 1997 to avoid equity lawsuits being filed across the country.
Educating the Next Generation’s WorkforceHouston Sherrod spoke to students Oct. 14 at the Jackson Public Schools Career and Development Center about his work as a senior service technician at Atmos Energy during Careers in Energy Week.
Rep. Lester 'Bubba' Carpenter: 'Deeply Sorry' for Racial CommentsState Rep. Lester "Bubba" Carpenter, a Burnsville Republican, this morning walked back racially charged statements made public over the weekend about the Initiative 42 schools-funding referendum.