Education

Myrlie Evers-Williams is calling on African American students not to forget the sacrifices of civil rights activists.

As state agencies brace for even deeper cuts next year, officials say education could be one of the most impacted. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how more cuts to higher education could mean Mississippi will slip even further behind. 

The arts are competing for state funding in MIssissippi's dire financial climate.

Hunting for drugs that target only tumor cells and leave the healthy ones alone remains the Holy Grail of cancer drug development.

Mississippi applied for a waiver to many of the provisions under the federal No Child Left Behind law. But the Obama Administration is asking for several things in return – one of them is teacher evaluations.  

The Mississippi legislature is making adjustments to the Charter School Act of 2012, leaving charter school organizations with a long list of dos and don'ts

A Senate Committee is expect to take a look at a bill expanding charter schools in Mississippi.

Mississippi is honoring some of the state's most important contributors to the arts, but budget cuts have some art programs on the chopping block. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how advocates say resilience is the key in these tough times.

The Mississippi Board of Education could move forward with school consolidation even without legislation.

Proposed immigration legislation introduced this week put Mississippi on the national radar.

Tonight, PBS will air the documentary Not in Our Town, which tells the story of the University of Mississippi’s reaction when the KKK showed up on campus in 2009.

A bill to consolidate three school districts has passed the Mississippi Senate.

The upcoming PBS documentary “Not in Our Town” applauds Ole Miss students for showing unity in the face of a KKK hate rally on its campus.

Governor Bryant released his recommended budget for 2013 and signs point to more cuts in the coming year.

 Charter schools are on the verge of coming to Mississippi, but opponents including African American community leaders say charters will cause greater inequality in education and increased segregation in a state with a history racial division.