Increased enrollment in online degree programs at colleges and universities can be traced to the onset of the pandemic when many people whose …
Susan Hanley Duncan, the first woman to become permanent dean of The University of Mississippi School of Law, had an interesting and varied ca…
A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language” and an…
Credit scoring can feel like a frustrating game — falls can be sudden and swift, and climbing is a slow slog.
University of Southern Mississippi President Rodney Bennett has announced he is stepping down at the end of his contract, which expires in 2023.
More than $3 million in grants have been awarded to 18 preservation and restoration projects in Mississippi.
Mississippi Senate leaders are proposing a plan to increase teachers’ pay an average of $4,700 over two years to try to move the state away fr…
High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value -- a record estimated $8.33 billion -- despite…
Ross Reily
Editor
Excellent commodity prices propelled Mississippi agriculture to its highest level: an estimated $8.33 billion value in 2021.
Ross Reily
Editor
NEXT Magazine — A guide to life after high school has been released.
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Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum grabbed headlines over his comments in a meeting of the Post-Secondary Board recently. “Got…
Education was thrown into a tailspin when the Covid-19 pandemic hit in the spring of 2020. But while adjusting to teaching law during the pand…
A $15 million college-readiness grant awarded to Delta State University by the U.S. Department of Education will assist more than 2,700 Missis…
A Delta State University general chemistry laboratory that is being used to help prepare the next generation of scientists, teachers and think…
When Del Hawley arrived at the University of Mississippi, Ronald Reagan was president, gasoline cost 86 cents a gallon and the Dow Jones Indus…
Overall enrollment in Mississippi’s public universities dropped by less than 1% in the past year, according to figures released Tuesday by the…
Belhaven University’s President Dr. Roger Parrott has been named among the 10 Most Visionary Education Leaders of 2021 by The Education Magazine.
Ever since Gov. Tate Reeves changed course during his 2019 election campaign and proposed major pay increases for teachers, those teachers hav…
Belhaven University President Dr. Roger Parrott has named Sheryl S. Vittitoe, an accomplished and experienced financial executive, as chief fi…
A Mississippi public school teacher with 15 years of experience providing health insurance for their family took home just under $30,000 a yea…
As many Mississippians ignore, discredit, and denigrate science, the darn rascal keeps having more and more beneficial impact on our lives.
C Spire Wireless is partnering with Atlanta-based online safety company Bark to roll out free parental controls to protect the children and fa…
If you care about teacher salaries, public school funding, pre-k, public health, child abuse prevention, safe roads and bridges, or myriad oth…
The Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes a $65 billion investment in broadband that the White House says will “deliver…
As businesses and schools continue to navigate the uncertain waters of the pandemic, decisions must be made about in-person classes and workfo…
To help Mississippi’s high school students find or prepare for a career, many school districts offer career exploration activities at the midd…
