The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has designated 11 elementary schools as Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools (SOR) for the 2023-24 school year. This recognition is for schools that have trained teachers in the science of reading, exemplified a...
By: Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Growing up on our small farm, I remember days that started out with bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. And I remember that sometimes before the day’s work was done, I could look across the pasture...
The online application for the new Nurse Retention Loan Repayment program opens Friday, August 4, 2023. Early career nurses may apply online at www.msfinancialaid.org/NULR/. The Nurse Retention Loan Repayment Program was created in 2023 by the Mississippi Legislature...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s campaign far outraised his main opponent, longtime state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the home stretch before Tuesday’s primary. Hosemann continued his call for an...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today July 13, 2023 Attorney General Lynn Fitch wants to ensure Mississippi authorities are allowed to investigate and gather information on abortions performed out of state on Mississippi women. Fitch, Mississippi’s first-term...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today July 27, 2023 After pandemic-driven declines on the kindergarten readiness exam last year, more students are meeting benchmarks in kindergarten and some pre-K programs, while other pre-K programs did not see any change. The...
