Education

Mississippi will have a part in the largest long-term study of children ever conducted. Doctors are hoping the study can unravel major health mysteries.

Older teens getting a license can lead to increased hazards.

Alcohol abuse is a typical problem at most college campuses across the country. Ole Miss now has a collegiate recovery program that places it among national trailblazers.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is stepping up enforcement of school bus safety laws in the wake of a string of injuries.

Mississippi's universities are not only gearing up to increase and improve STEM instruction, but to keep up with the demand.

The Alliance for Excellent Education says only about 2/3 of Mississippi High School students graduate on time and with a standard diploma. And even fewer black students make it into caps and gowns, leaving communities eager for reform.

Mississippi is behind in many key areas when it comes to education, but leaders are hoping a change in their approach can lead to big improvements.

Between the national debt, the recession and title of poorest state in the nation, many Mississippians have seen enough to believe financial literacy ought to be a part of the K12 education.  And for 350 classrooms last week it was. 

Ole Miss law students teach high school seniors how to avoid legal trouble as renters.

One out of every five children in Mississippi is obese. Schools are on the front lines in fighting this health crisis.

Mississippi is the fattest state in the nation. In the struggle to conquer childhood obesity, health experts from the around the country are offering their best ideas in Biloxi this week.

New national test results show many Mississippi 8^th graders are doing better at adding and subtracting fractions and isolating a variable.  But the news is not all good.

Some Gulf Coast fishermen who have haven’t been able to earn a living since the BP oil spill are heading inland in search of more dependable income. Several of them are in a welding class in Gulfport.

Is 8th grade to early to pick a career?  The Mississippi Department of Education says asking this choice may produce more graduates even if career choice changes.

Next week, Mississippi voters will head to the polls to choose between Democrat Johnny Dupree and Republican Phil Bryant to guide the Magnolia State for the next four years as governor.  MPB News begins a series of reports this morning that will air throughout the week, looking at the two gubernatorial candidates and the three proposed constitutional amendments on the November 8^th ballot.  We begin with this profile of Phil Bryant, Mississippi’s Republican Lt. Governor.  MPB’s Rhonda Miller caught up with Bryant at a recent state conference of nurses in Biloxi.