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Local community college damaged due to severe weather
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (47+ words) Local community college damaged due to severe weather'WLBT Local community college damaged due to severe weather One killed, three injured during severe weather in Mississippi Multiple agencies responding to fires in Oklahoma Panhandle - Beaver County Update Holmes County residents without…...
Jackson State University president search enters next phase
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (366+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The search for Jackson State University's top leader has reached its next phase. Members of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board met and went into an executive session. The board then decided on a list of…...
New center in Raymond helps young minds grow
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (66+ words) New center in Raymond helps young minds grow'WLBT New center in Raymond helps young minds grow Crime survivors, families rally at Mississippi State Capitol demanding victim compensation reform Council approves pay plan for new JPD chief Mississippi legislature passes casino…...
Senate amends, passes teacher pay raise in Mississippi
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (145+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - On Wednesday, the Mississippi State Senate amended House Bill 1395 to include a $6,000 teacher pay raise, a $9,000 pay raise for special education teachers, and a $2,000 pay raise for assistant teachers, community college instructors, and university professors. If enacted…...
Educators react to teacher pay raise revival in Mississippi
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (74+ words) Educators react to teacher pay raise revival in Mississippi'WLBT Educators react to teacher pay raise revival in Mississippi Former city clerk indicted for embezzlement in Jefferson Davis County, district attorney says Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience coming to Jackson "They've…...
Dept. of Education investigating school district for reportedly allowing biological males to use female restrooms
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (258+ words) NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (WEAU/Gray News) " The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) is investigating a Wisconsin school district for reports that the district is allowing biological males to use female restrooms. In a press release, the DOE said its Office for…...
Education advocates push for return of civics classes in Mississippi schools
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (331+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Education advocates push for return of civics classes in Mississippi schools For most Mississippians who are millennials or older, high school classes included civics. It's a course no longer required, but one some education advocates say needs…...
Ohio State University’s president resigns after reporting ‘inappropriate relationship’
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (592+ words) Carter, 66, said in a statement that he had resigned voluntarily after informing the university's board of trustees of his error. He did not elaborate on the nature of the relationship and whether it was romantic; his statement indicated that he…...
Mississippi Made exhibit opens at Two Mississippi Museums
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (68+ words) Mississippi Made exhibit opens at Two Mississippi Museums'WLBT Mississippi Made exhibit opens at Two Mississippi Museums Morton defeats Leake Central to claim the 4A Boys State Championship, 67-55 Germantown falls short against Starkville in 7A Boys State Championship, 40-36 House revives teacher pay raise…...
House revives teacher pay raise and PERS changes amid chamber tensions
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (351+ words) JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Mississippi House has revived a teacher pay raise bill and Public Employees" Retirement System changes after both failed to advance out of either chamber before the latest legislative deadline. The House inserted their own language into…...