Racially integrated Clinton receives top scores
Sierra Mannie
Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and The Hechinger Report. Read more at jfp.ms/education.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Mississippi Governor Named Chairman of National Education Center
Gov. Phil Bryant to chair bipartisan commission.
Posted inEducation, K-12
In Segregated Classrooms, Students Struggle to Understand a Trump Victory
Kids in a deep red state, surprised at the election’s outcome, fear what’s next
Posted inEducation, K-12
Can Teach For America Get More Teachers to Stick Around in Some of the Nation’s Poorest Schools?
Mississippi TFA wants Mississippians to apply.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Is Quality Education Possible in Juvenile Detention in Mississippi?
One Mississippi youth court judge says he wants to be bored – like the Maytag man.
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Southern Poverty Law Center: Mississippi’s Charter Funding is Unconstitutional
A new lawsuit accuses the state of planning to drain money away from local public schools.
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How Energy Efficiency Can Help Student Achievement
JACKSON — Yazoo County School District Superintendent Becky Fischer said the lights in the high school in her district were so old, they could not even find bulbs for them when they went out. Electric equipment, decades old, fell repeatedly, meaning constant maintenance and repair for the district’s schools in a county where 36.2 percent […]
