Education

The governor's revised budged recommendation drew vastly different reactions within the halls of the state capitol. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on what some budget negotiators are saying about the proposal. 

This week marks the deadline for Mississippi lawmakers to approve a balanced budget for next fiscal year. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports their task is even greater now that budget talks have reached an impasse. 

About 40 people turned out at the Oxford Square to voice their discontent with the looming federal budget cuts. MPB’s Sandra Knispel has more on yesterday’s rally, organized by local MoveOn members, a national Democratic political action committee. 

A former Mississippi Governor is calling on the legislature to invest in education in order to protect the country. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on the return of Ray Mabus to the Capitol. 

Mississippi's rate of high school students who drop out before graduation is currently around sixteen and a half percent. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on how the state board of education plans to use a new program to lower that percentage. 

Mississippi's leading budget writers are planning to meet with Governor Haley Barbour this morning to work on final details of the state's five-and-a-half billion dollar budget. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that some House Democrats are upset by the Governor's perceived lack of involvement 

Some school districts in Mississippi are seeing up to 46 percent of high school seniors at risk of being unable to get their diploma. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports standardized tests may hold some students back. 

Universities across the state have already planned what they will have to spend, while lawmakers are still deciding on what next year's budget will be. MPB's Daniel Cherry looks at how the new budget could affect higher learning. 

There’s been a spike in the number of students volunteering in Mississippi during Spring Break this year. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports that public service and warm weather are an attractive combination. 

Law enforcement officers from around Mississippi are being honored for their work in helping to save lives on the states roadways. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports they credit their success to better seatbelt education and enforcement. 

Nearly 300 thousand Mississippians have type 2 diabetes, an incurable disease that affects the way the body uses food. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how healthcare providers are being trained in Jackson this week to better educate the public on this potentially deadly disease. 

Mississippi lawmakers are in the final few weeks of the 2011 legislative session and the question of how to appropriate the state's 5 billion dollar budget still remains unanswered. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports one of the main sticking points is expected to be the Mississippi Adequate Education Program which is the equity funding plan for K-12 schools. 

A group of educators from South Africa is in the Jackson metro area as part of an international project aimed at teaching economics. MPB’s Daniel Cherry takes a look at how they plan to use their lessons back home. 

It’s been Fifty years since hundreds of people both black and white risked their lives to break down the barriers of segregation in interstate travel. When their bus arrived in Mississippi they were arrested and sent to Parchman prison. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how these brave "Freedom Riders" helped change the course of a state and nation. 

Mississippi has some of the highest teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease rates in the nation. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how a new sex education bill making its way through the state legislature could impact the lives of thousands of teens throughout the state.