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Mississippi announces statewide AI educational framework
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (342+ words) The state artificial intelligence educational framework will provide a foundation for understanding, teaching, and applying AI in education and workforce development. On Thursday, Mississippi released its statewide artificial intelligence education priorities, which provide a structured, step-by-step map of the AI…...
Delta State University commencement exercises honor Class of 2026
22+ hour, 13+ min ago (404+ words) Delta State University proudly celebrated the achievements of its Spring 2026 graduates during commencement exercises held Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8, at the Bologna Performing Arts Center. The four ceremonies honored 436 candidates for degrees, including 277 bachelor's degrees, 120 master's degrees, 28 educational specialist…...
MDCC celebrates students at Middle College graduation ceremony
22+ hour, 12+ min ago (297+ words) Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) celebrated the achievements of 129 students during its spring Middle College Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, May 7, at 6 p. m. in the J. T. Hall Coliseum on the Moorhead campus. The ceremony honored students who successfully earned both their high school diplomas…...
IA announces underclassmen awards
20+ hour, 35+ min ago (309+ words) JACK FILGO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP -- ROB HALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP -- BETH SWITZER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP -- Laura Chappel Zepponi CALEB SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP -- CHARISSE FRANKLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP -- Londyn Claire Byrd Virginia "Stuart" Horne Memorial Scholarship -- Harris, & Cole Sepulvado HUGH O'BRIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARD -- MS…...
Good Mornin! Good Mornin! Teacher Appreciation, yes, indeed!
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (597+ words) The Enterprise-Tocsin Good Mornin! Good Mornin! Teacher Appreciation, yes, indeed! Theres a tradition that started, I really dont know when, but sometime after I graduated high school in 1981 and before I had any kids in 2000 " Teacher Appreciation. Not that they…...
Black Rock Commits One Million Dollars to Financial Literacy in Mississippi
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (416+ words) Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson announced on May 12, 2026, that Black Rock, Inc. has committed $1 million toward financial literacy efforts in Mississippi. The announcement came as Watson's office said it had resolved an administrative matter involving Black Rock's environmental, social,…...
Mississippi is losing public school students. Where are they going?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1415+ words) Mississippi has lost nearly 70, 000 public school students since the state's student population started its downturn in 2013. The vast majority of Mississippi's school districts, 113, have seen enrollment declines " some as much as 40%. Some experts link the falling public school enrollment to…...
Universal pre-K should be a priority
1+ week, 6+ day ago (430+ words) There may never be a shortage of ideas or interest in how to improve education in Mississippi. There is, though, an education reform that has widespread agreement as to its value: preschool education. Although Mississippi was late to the idea…...
Sunflower Co. students share experience serving as pages
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (530+ words) Three Sunflower County students recently traded the classroom for the Mississippi State Capitol, spending a week learning firsthand how laws are made and how leaders serve the public. Under the sponsorship of state Sen. Sarita Simmons, D-District 13, Derrick Johnson Jr....
Legislature revises full-day school attendance language, provides for excused absences for school activities
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) Lawmakers also took steps to address chronic absenteeism, requiring school districts to adopt locally developed student attendance policies and increasing school attendance officer pay, among other provisions. Tucked in the legislation that provided Mississippi's teachers with pay raises this session…...