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College drives up personal debt
Fri,01/02/26-10:44AM , 473 Reads 9,302 Statewide
Mississippi policymakers believe today’s young people are woefully undereducated on how to manage their money.

The state’s public high schools now require that students take a semester-long course in personal finance. Starting next school year, the concepts will start being introduced to middle schoolers.
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Financial audits must be a priority
Fri,01/02/26-10:38AM , 519 Reads 11,371 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Education gives lots of reasons as to why a third of the school districts in the state are behind on their annual financial audits.
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Two other education ideas
Mon,12/29/25-8:00AM , 107 Reads
A thoughtful column on the Mississippi Today website laid out a couple of education ideas that have nothing to do with the pending school choice proposal that would allow families, with state assistance, to enroll their children in whatever school they wish.
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Division of Medicaid acts like Scrooge
Sat,12/27/25-1:00PM , 833 Reads 19,240 Statewide
Among Ebenezer Scrooge’s detestable traits, he was a heartless creditor.
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