Eclipse Offers Educational Opportunity For Jackson Public School Students
Jackson Public School students were among those across the country who witnessed the partial solar eclipse.
Jackson Public School students were among those across the country who witnessed the partial solar eclipse.
Mississippi Labor Union leader Chris Gray Sr. writes that state leaders should hold all bragging on education until public schools are fully funded.
Dr. Robert Taylor will not continue serving as Mississippi’s state superintendent of education after the Mississippi Senate rejected his nomination by a 21-31 vote on Wednesday, with some Republicans describing him as “woke” or a supporter of so-called “critical race theory.”
“Throughout the Jackson Public School District, a lack of substitute teachers continuously adds to the already taxing day-to-day responsibilities of classroom instructors,” Rita Callahan writes.
Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Madison County Library System saying he will no longer withhold payment. McGee had previously withheld $110,000 in library funding due to issues with what the mayor called sexual content in certain books.
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