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MDE Extends Wright's contract a superintendent for three years

Jermall Wright will continue to guide Yazoo City’s public schools for at least another three years.
The Mississippi Department of Education Board voted unanimously this week to extend Wright’s contract as superintendent of the Mississippi Achievement School District for three years.

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Covenant Christian Honor Roll

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On Thu, 04/15/2021 - 11:47 AM

First Grade
all As:
Presley Austin
Amelia Davis
Kaidence Dent
Addalyn VanGorder
Harper White

First Grade
all As & Bs:
Skylar Carpenter
Aida Creel
Lilly Davis
Peytlin Savell

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Mr. and Miss Junior High TCA

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On Sat, 04/10/2021 - 09:00 AM

Tanner Blackwell and Mia Hatfield were recently selected as Mr. and Miss Junior High Tri-County Academy.

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TCA Most Handsome and Most Beautiful

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On Sat, 04/10/2021 - 08:00 AM

Reed Marberry and Sutton Walters were recently chosen Most Handsome and Most Beautiful at Tri-County Academy.

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Mississippi schools will soon be required to teach computer science

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 689 Reads

Beginning in the 2024 school year, all Mississippi elementary, middle and high schools will be required to offer computer science courses.

This week, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law “The Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act,” which sets out a timeline for schools to incorporate the curriculum.

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‘It’s depressing’: More Mississippi students are in virtual classrooms without teachers during pandemic

By Kate Royals and Kelsey Davis Betz - Mississippi Today, 1,277 Reads

Even before the pandemic, Treasure Cosie was already on a path to not have a geometry teacher her junior year at Leland High School.

Her school district isn’t technically designated as a Critical Teacher Shortage area by the Mississippi Department of Education, but there aren’t enough teachers to teach even core subjects like math.

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MDE: All Statewide Assessments to be Administered this School Year

By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Education, 2,544 Reads

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:

All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for Algebra I, English II, Biology and U.S. History.

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Audit Finds Savings in Outside-the-Classroom Spending at Hinds County School District

By Press Release - Mississippi Office of the State Auditor, 94 Reads

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor:

Auditor partners with advanced analytics team and school district to identify most effective ways to spend public education money

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Every public university requested a tuition increase except for Jackson State University, which will not increase tuition in the fall.

IHL approves tuition increase at 7 of 8 Mississippi universities

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 274 Reads

A year after all but one of Mississippi’s public universities declined to increase tuition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s business as usual: Tuition is once again going up this fall for most students at public universities.

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Pay raises for Mississippi higher ed employees: Too little, too late?

By Molly Minta - Mississippi Today, 208 Reads

SirSandra Jordan had worked in public education in Starkville for 24 years when she decided in 2018 to move away.

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