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Mississippi Schools Enforcing Tighter Attendance Rules Thanks to New State Law

Changes to the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, which went into effect on July 1, limited the number of excused absences for students and tightened protocols for unexcused absences in Mississippi public schools.

by Torsheta Jackson September 16, 2026September 16, 2026

‘A Beacon in Indian Country’: New Mississippi Choctaw Central Campus Is Largest Indigenous School District

Choctaw and national leaders celebrated the opening of the new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus with traditional dancing, singing and drumming at a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 14.

by Heather Harrison September 10, 2026September 11, 2026

Mississippi Launches Workforce Pell Grant Applications for Training Programs

Mississippi launched its Workforce Pell Grant program on July 1. The program, established under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, allows students to use federal Pell Grant funds qualifying short-term training programs.

by Torsheta Jackson September 10, 2026September 11, 2026

Briggs Hopson, Mississippi Senate Appropriations Chairman, Won’t Seek Reelection or Run for Higher Office

Mississippi Sen. Briggs Hopson, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, will not seek reelection to Senate District 23 for a sixth term nor will he run for a statewide office in the 2027 election, he announced Monday on social media.

by Heather Harrison September 9, 2026September 9, 2026

West Bolivar School Board Feuds Leave District in Crisis as School Starts Amid State Investigation

The West Bolivar Consolidated School District had a tumultuous summer with disagreements and dysfunction among board members. All the while, the Mississippi Department of Education is conducting an ongoing investigation of alleged policy violations.

by Kevin Edwards and Jaylin R. Smith August 14, 2026August 14, 2026

Trump Administration Moves Forward With Head Start Overhaul, Proposing to Eliminate Regulations

President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s poorest children.