Homeless students get more attention under new education law
School administrators this year are being pushed to get better at recognizing homeless students — those “hidden” in other people’s homes or whose families are staying in places like campgrounds, motels and cars — and to keep them in school even if they’re missing paperwork or move around.
Summer food programs aim to combat child hunger
Imagine a student leaving school each Friday afternoon not knowing if they will eat before returning to school Monday morning. Now imagine, instead of two days, the child must endure two months of food insecurity during schools’ summer vacations.
Entrepreneurial camp turns students into business owners
For four hours Saturday, a group of Mississippi high school students became business owners.
Funding leads to fewer MSMS students next year
Enrollment at Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science is the lowest it has been in years, despite an increase in the number applicants.
Our View: Students’ success paints a hopeful portrait of public education
Much of the news we hear these days about public education in Mississippi has been discouraging.
Local students learn about legal rights
Local defense attorneys spoke to roughly 120 high school students Wednesday about their Miranda rights, along with what to do — and what they’re legally not allowed to do — when in police custody.
Mero brings positive, anti-bullying message to local students
On Tuesday, about 1,200 Lowndes County middle school students heard from Marc Mero, a retired professional wrestler turned motivational speaker, about the perils of bullying and the keys to happiness and success.
Chamber of Commerce holds Education Luncheon
More than 40 students from public and private schools in the Golden Triangle were recognized for Friday academic achievements at the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce’s Education Awards Program at Lion Hills.
Our View: High schoolers exploring possibilities
It was a simple idea and simple event. But what we saw left us inspired.
Area students exposed to non-traditional careers
More than 150 high school students from Columbus and Lowndes County spent Tuesday talking with instructors and students at East Mississippi Community College’s Mayhew campus about the possible career paths they could take in their futures.
Miss. to regulate restraint and seclusion of students
The Mississippi Board of Education released a revised policy Thursday that for the first time regulates when public school students statewide can be physically restrained or placed in private spaces because of behavior problems.
Our View: Financial literacy should be part of the educational process
At first blush, it seems like an oxymoron, but anyone who has experienced poverty for any significant amount of time will tell you: It’s pretty expensive to be poor.
Black students complain of casual, everyday racism
It’s not always the slurs and the other out-and-out acts of racism. It’s the casual, everyday slights and insensitivities.
Choice Bus visits Golden Triangle
Clay Williamson was in a jovial mood when he boarded the bus.
Muslim students speak out after FBI arrests
The arrest of Muhammed Oda Dakhlalla and Jaelyn De’Shaun Young sent shockwaves through the region, but some local Muslims say they are not worried about negative pushback from the Golden Triangle community.
Feds detain two at GTRA Saturday
Federal officials detained two people attempting to board a flight at the Golden Triangle Regional Airport on Saturday, airport director Mike Hainsey confirmed Sunday.
3 questions to help sort student health coverage choices
A key question remains for many students who’ve finally settled on a college destination: How will they or their parents handle health care coverage?
Report: IRS issues $5.6B in bogus education credits
The IRS issued $5.6 billion in potentially bogus education tax credits in a single year — more than a quarter of all education credits claimed by taxpayers, a government watchdog said Tuesday.
Don’t panic, college seniors: Jobs for grads likely to grow
The consulting and accounting firm EY is aggressively recruiting on college campuses this spring.
Study reveals chronic absenteeism in Miss. schools
Eighty percent of success is showing up, the saying goes. For 74,299 public school students in Mississippi — 15 percent of kindergarten through 12th grade students — that isn’t happening.