First lady Obama: Arts education good for good schools
Delivering a forceful argument on the role of the arts in education, Michelle Obama said Tuesday that it isn’t something to be introduced after student test scores go up but is a critical element of achieving those higher test scores in the first place.
Hobby Lobby coming to Columbus
It looks like Columbus is getting a Hobby Lobby.
Last month, the Oklahoma-based business filed a “memorandum of lease” in the Lowndes County chancery clerk office.
Artists, Arts Council, Humane Society team up in fund raiser
Arts and animals converge in an unique fund raiser for the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society and Columbus Arts Council. Through June 29, artists are encouraged to
Cook and Annunciation art students get boost from grant
Cook Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School, already a model school for arts integration, has received a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission to continue the program and build upon the foundation they’ve developed over the past few years.
Budget crunch raises concerns for Starkville schools’ gifted program
Budget cuts are making many people in the Starkville School District ask questions about the future of gifted programs in the public schools, and there’s not a lot of answers available.