On April 16, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, and Meraki Roasting Company in Clarksdale for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in the state. The program will feature an ideologically diverse panel of education policy experts to discuss different approaches to improving public schools. […]
From THE BETTER CLARKSDALE FOUNDATION by Marin Reddick In keeping with its tenant of youth mentorship, the Better Clarksdale Foundation would like to take this opportunity to recognize the Clarksdale High school Class of 1985 for its efforts in supporting Clarksdale’s youth in continuing education. During the halftime of the inaugural “Blues Bowl” this past […]
From MISSISSIPPI TODAY Thursday, 25 April 2019 from 18:30-20:00 City of Truth, Clarksdale After the legislature approved a $1,500 raise for teachers, conversation about striking erupted. The Facebook group Pay Raise for Mississippi on March 30 posted, “We have nearly 40,000 followers of this page. It is time we discuss what it will take to […]
Senate balks at $4,000 teacher pay raise passed by House, cite ‘other competing needs’ From MISSISSIPPI TODAY by Kayleigh Skinner and Bobby Harrison The Mississippi House of Representatives has taken a bold stance on teacher pay raises, but the final amount of extra money teachers see on their paychecks will likely be worked out behind […]
From WROX: Mississippi lawmakers are considering giving teachers a pair of $2,000 raises over the next two years…four times more than the original proposal. The amendment to Senate Bill 2770 would cost $206 million over two years. The move comes days after a revenue report showed Mississippi is on track to end the current budget […]
Moving Confederate monument not a done deal From THE CLARION LEDGER by Sarah Fowler While student leadership at the University of Mississippi voted this week to relocate a Confederate monument on campus, the process to move the Ole Miss statue could take a long time — if it is ever moved. Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks issued […]
‘What we stand for as an Ole Miss family’: Meet the students leading a multiracial, bipartisan movement to relocate the school’s Confederate monument From MISSISSIPPI TODAY by Adam Ganucheau OXFORD — Inside a third-floor study room overlooking the Grove at the University of Mississippi, a half dozen students gather around a boardroom table fashioned out […]
From WROX: The Coahoma County High School boys are three wins away from their third consecutive state high school basketball championship. The Red Panthers defeated New Site 65-45 on Monday to advance to the 2A quarterfinals and will play at Newton tonight; the winner of that game will play Bay Springs on Tuesday in the […]
Building Better Readers Through Fun and Phonics In the Mississippi Delta, an innovative after-school program puts struggling readers on a path to literacy From THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION by Angela Shirey Taurean Morton kneels down low at a classroom table, sliding small white reading cards to a group of smiling students. It’s after school on […]
From WROX: With only three wins in three seasons, Coahoma Community College football coach Steven Miller made recruiting a priority and added 25 players to the roster on National Signing Day. Local players joining the Tigers include wide receiver Markevius Phillips from Coahoma County High School, defensive back Aikee Matthews from Clarksdale High and Kolbey […]
