Education

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some students who lived through Katrina are learning how to prepare. 

MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some graduates are leaving the state for job opportunities.

Hurricane season begins June 1, but some schools on the Gulf Coast are still recovering from Katrina. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports some of the damaged schools are getting money for projects that will teach students about the brighter side of Mother Nature.

At the end of the month about four thousand Mississippi children will be dropped from a federally funded day care voucher program. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how businesses and parents are coping with the losses.

The Mississippi Department of Education is studying how to make some big changes to core subjects like Math and English. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how the changes could align Mississippi with other states.

Scientists have found seafood helps fight obesity and other health problems. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports Gulf Coast chemists say Mississippi may be the fattest state, but the way to better health is in our own waters.

Officials from the Juvenile justice system in Texas are offering advice on how to improve the treatment of children who are in the Mississippi's Justice System. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports.

A new report shows that Mississippi is among a handful of states that does not offer state sponsored pre-kindergarten education. It has been almost 30 years since Mississippi became the last state to offer kindergarten education. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports the leaders who brought Kindergarten to Mississippi see pre-K as the next step.

Many of Mississippi's best business talent have lost their jobs and now some are going into business for themselves. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how entrepreneurship is growing and how an NBA star wants to help.

The Gulf Research Initiative is offering $450 million in grants for projects related to the BP oil spill. MPB’s Rhonda Miller found Mississippi scientists ready to jump into the competition when it was announced Monday

Victims are picking up the pieces and trying to return to their lives after a deadly outbreak of storms devastated parts of Mississippi. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on cleanup efforts and what those affected can do to get back on their feet.

According to the Department of Justice, one out of four kids will be bullied every month. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how Mississippi school leaders are learning about bullying and what they are doing to stop it.

Images of pointed white hoods and cross burnings in Mississippi are not from decades ago. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports a photo exhibit opening April 18 at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg is making some people nervous.

More than 72 percent of adolescents in Mississippi have reported trying alcohol. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how some anti drinking groups are trying lure children from the temptation to drink.

Mississippi Community colleges are preparing to spend their share of a massive bond bill approved by the state legislature this year. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how the 15 colleges are splitting 25 million dollars.