Statewide News
FEMA Approves More Than $26 Million for Mississippi Disaster Recovery Projects
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,...
New digital platform for classroom supplies frustrates teachers across Mississippi
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...
Mississippi Postsecondary Attainment Council tasked with connecting schools, businesses, state agencies
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...
Ole Miss literacy center, School of Education, statewide partners make early reading success the new normal
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...
Too Big to Default
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...
Blockades, Bottlenecks and Bullet Proof Stocks
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...