Special to The Mississippi Monitor The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $26 million in additional funding to support disaster recovery efforts across Mississippi, providing assistance for debris removal, infrastructure repairs and...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Education says for the first time, Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) funds are being provided to teachers across the state through the digital platform ClassWallet. EEF funds are dollars...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi is facing a decline in the number of young people entering the state’s education pipeline. That is a cause for concern for the future of the state’s workforce as well as its continued economic growth. To...
By Marisa Atkinson, Magnolia Tribune The dramatic improvement in Mississippi’s early literacy rates has grabbed national attention, spotlighting the work of statewide partnerships to bring about the “Mississippi Miracle.” Following sweeping policy...
By Kelley Williams, Chair Bigger Pie Forum The 2008 subprime crisis caused the U.S. to rescue financial institutions deemed too big to fail. The cost was socialized on taxpayers. A lookalike crisis is brewing in Mississippi. Its cost may fall on...
By Ashby Foote The 2nd Quarter did not disappoint for drama or trauma. On 13 April the U.S. initiated a three Carrier Strike Force blockade of the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Less than two months later, the U.S. began on again off again...
