In 2011, the course of Mississippi's sex education shifted. House Bill 999, which became law after passing through the 2011 legislative session, requires each public school district to choose either ...
Mississippi's education savings programs, once underfunded, are now financially strong and stable. The MPACT program allows families to prepay college tuition, while the MACS program offers a flexible ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Division of Education is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the state’s ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Eighteen fellows representing various statewide institutions have graduated from the Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship Program, or EPFP. Hosted by Mississippi State ...
The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded $2.9 million in grants to nine Mississippi Institutions of Higher ...
Mississippi has seen significant gains in educational proficiency, ranking highly in national fourth-grade reading and math assessments. The state's success is attributed to years of student-centered ...
A new report shows Mississippi is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by ...
Jason Bedrick is a research fellow with The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy. Mississippi has long lagged behind other red states in empowering families with education freedom. But ...