JACKSON, Mississippi, June 8 (TNSres) -- Jackson Public Schools issued the following news: The Jackson Public School District unveiled its new 5-year Strategic Plan, "The Power of the People and Possibilities," on June 5, 2024, at the Jackson Convention Center. Superintendent Dr. Errick Greene presented the plan during a weeklong professional development conference for staff. The new plan aims to bring in more resources to improve the learning environment for both students and educators. It   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, June 7 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following commentary on June 6, 2024: * * * Mississippi Students: Not Just A Number There continues to be an increase of focus on the causes and effects of the "brain drain" on Mississippi's youth. This includes an oversaturation of data attempting to quantify the issues and solutions. While I enjoying "wonking" out on policy with the best wonks, the more I consider this topic, the more I believe the answ  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 7 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: As summer nears full bloom across Mississippi State University's campus, a new opportunity has emerged for students passionate about flowering plants. The MSU Horticulture Club recently announced the establishment of an endowed fund supporting undergraduate horticulture activities and scholarships, a testament to the club's commitment to nurturing academic excellence and fostering the next generation of   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 7 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Fifteen fellows representing various statewide institutions graduated from the Mississippi Education Policy Fellowship Program, hosted by Mississippi State's Social Science Research Center, this spring. The Mississippi EPFP is part of a national cohort coordinated by the Institute for Educational Leadership in Washington, D.C. The program brings together P-12 and higher education leaders, practi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 7 -- Brown University issued the following news: U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson grew up attending racially segregated schools in Mississippi. It wasn't until he attended Tougaloo College, a historically Black college in Jackson, in the 1960s that he learned side-by-side with white students for the first time, as part of the Brown-Tougaloo Partnership. Established in 1964 during the Civil Rights Movement, the pathbreaking partnership between Tougaloo and Brown Universi  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 31 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Mississippi State's Office of Research Development is announcing 24 graduates from the 2023-2024 DAWG program. The Departmental Administrators Working Group (DAWG) is a professional development program offered to Mississippi State University staff who work with research grants and contracts. Program graduates have learned the fundamentals of sponsored projects such as reading a Request for Propo  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Trump calling cruel abortion bans in states across the country "beautiful," DNC National Press Secretary Emilia Rowland released the following statement: "Donald Trump thinks it's 'beautiful' that a 13-year-old rape victim was forced to carry the pregnancy due to Mississippi's abortion ban; that a young woman in Texas almost died because doctors were afraid to treat her; and that a Florid  more