Mississippi News
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Published by Lawayne Childrey on 21 Mar 2013 04:45pm | Listen Now The demand, stated in a letter to school officials comes after students asked the Southern Poverty Law Center to investigate rampant harassment within the Moss Point School District. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 21 Mar 2013 04:39pm | Listen Now Leading state lawmakers have increased the state's revenue estimates. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 21 Mar 2013 04:09pm | Listen Now Several retired generals from Mississippi are calling on state lawmakers to implement an early childhood education system. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, the former military officials say too many young Mississippians aren't fit for service. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 20 Mar 2013 05:33pm | Listen Now As women continue to make strides in fields like law and medicine that's not the case when it comes to engineering. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 20 Mar 2013 05:32pm | Listen Now It's estimated there are about 140 thousand Mississippians who are unemployed. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, a job fair in Jackson is trying to connect employers to job seekers, but that's sometimes easier said than done. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 19 Mar 2013 04:53pm | Listen Now This week marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, thousands of Mississippians served in the conflict and dozens of them gave their lives. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 19 Mar 2013 03:58pm | Listen Now State democrats say there is enough funding to meet the education spending formula. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 18 Mar 2013 10:39pm | Listen Now Today marks the ten year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Full Article > -
Published by Daniel Cherry on 18 Mar 2013 06:16pm | Listen Now Thousands of Mississippians in adult education classes are in danger of losing all their progress towards a GED due to changes to the program. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports, students will have to pass all 5 parts of the test by December 31st or start all over again. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 18 Mar 2013 06:11pm | Listen Now In Mississippi taxpayer funded public defenders often face huge case loads and are under the jurisdiction of local county judges. Full Article > -
Published by Annie Gilbertson on 18 Mar 2013 06:49am | Listen Now At first glance, research on preschool may appear conflicting. A Vanderbilt University shows preschool students are 80-percent better prepared for school than their peers - especially in literacy and math. But a recent study of Head Start finds by third grade, their lead has all but disappeared completely. How should this data be interpreted? Full Article > -
Published by Annie Gilbertson on 18 Mar 2013 06:49am | Listen Now At first glance, research on preschool may appear conflicting. A Vanderbilt University shows preschool students are 80-percent better prepared for school than their peers - especially in literacy and math. But a recent study of Head Start finds by third grade, their lead has all but disappeared completely. How should this data be interpreted? Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 17 Mar 2013 01:25pm | Listen Now A deadline for a first draft of the state budget is Tuesday. Full Article > -
Published by Lawayne Childrey on 15 Mar 2013 05:21pm | Listen Now Supporters of early education say such programs are the first steps towards the kind of success that keeps children in school and out of the criminal justice system. Full Article > -
Published by Jeffrey Hess on 14 Mar 2013 06:36pm | Listen Now The bill is intended to clarify what type of religious expression is allowed in school. Full Article >
