JACKSON, Mississippi, June 17 -- The Mississippi State Board of Education issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * State Board awards $24M in grants to 20 school districts for State Invested Pre-K programs JACKSON, Miss. - The State Board of Education (SBE) recently awarded $24,064,656 in grants to 20 school districts to implement and/or continue State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding to support high-quality pre-K programs for   more

CLINTON, Mississippi, June 17 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Mississippi College awarded $723,000 Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program grant Mississippi College has been awarded a $723,000 Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP) grant to launch the Center for AI Policy and Technology Leadership (CAPTL), an initiative between the MC School of Law and the MC School of Business. CAPTL's mission is to drive responsible and innovative AI use across secto  more