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Opinion | Homeschooling's Appeal Continues to Grow Post-Pandemic

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (999+ words) When schools abruptly closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, millions of students unexpectedly started learning at home, with or without the help of Zoom lessons. Many observers'and perhaps some parents'assumed these kids…...

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Most Mississippi Third Graders Passed the "Reading Gate" on the First Attempt

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (484+ words) When we reported to you last year, we were at an all-time high for our initial pass rate of" 77. 3%, but unfortunately, this year you'll see that we fluctuated and our results at 75. 6% for initial pass rate resemble very closely to…...

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Editor's Note | Class of 2026: You Are the Answer Mississippi Has Been Waiting For

6+ day, 10+ min ago  (278+ words) To the class of 2026," Graduates, you've earned a tool that gives you immense power. Whether you're graduating from high school, college, trade school, grad school, nursing school or law school, you've reached a milestone worth pausing to honor. It is…...

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Petal Students to Return to New School Facilities

1+ week, 46+ min ago  (1030+ words) PETAL, Miss. Petal School District is nearing completion on two major facilities funded by a $39. 2 million bond referendum. The projects are expected to ease overcrowding, expand student opportunities and improve learning environments across the district." The new multipurpose facility is…...

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Mississippi Teachers Say They Deserve Higher Pay: "We Don't Do This for Money'

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (891+ words) JACKSON, Miss. If Eric Irvin had to do it all over again, he wouldn't have chosen to teach in Mississippi because of the state's low salaries for educators. Instead, he would have moved to Memphis, Tennessee, or Atlanta, Georgia, or…...

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Opinion | Reading Gains in Deep South Don't Show Full Picture

2+ week, 54+ min ago  (1031+ words) Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children's reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U. S. over the past 30 years. Educators, policymakers and parents were genuinely excited in the late 2010s, when three Southern states'Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana'appeared to…...

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Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (551+ words) The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals. Instructure, the parent…...

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Opinion | Using AI in Schools May Do More Harm Than Good

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1203+ words) K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them research a particular topic. An estimated 85% of…...

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Northeast Lauderdale High School Investigates Racist Slur on Baseball Field

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (818+ words) Northeast Lauderdale High School officials say they are investigating a video that shows a student drawing a racial slur in the dirt on a baseball field after it surfaced on social media over the weekend." "Northeast Lauderdale High School administration…...

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Hattiesburg School for Neurodiverse Learners Offers Individualized K-12 Education

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1377+ words) Bryson Bradley doesn't remember his first day of sixth grade, but his mother does. It was a warm August afternoon when she greeted her son after his first day at the TIDE school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi." "I always ask him,…...

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