Education

School Helps Traumatized Syrian Kids Heal

For many Syrian children traumatized and driven from their homes by their country's civil war, the opportunity to head back to school — even if it's in a dusty, wind-swept refugee camp — is a chance to return to a semblance of normalcy.

High Court Looks at Race in College Admissions

Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election campaign.

JPS Takes City to Court

Jackson Public Schools is taking the city to court over the City Council's refusal to approve a millage rate to support the school district's approved budget.

Student Exchange Sponsor Hounded by Complaints

An organization suspended from bringing foreign exchange students to the U.S. was hounded in recent years by allegations of mismanagement.

Prof: Context Often Missing in Civil-Rights Teaching

Ole Miss history professor Charles Eagles says the university should reach beyond slogans and teach more about slavery, segregation and other difficult parts of the state's past.

Miss. Community Colleges Seek $100 Million More

Mississippi's 15 community and junior colleges are seeking an additional $101.7 million in the 2014 budget year.

Will Miss. School Funding Formula Survive?

The gap between MAEP, the school funding formula, and money state lawmakers appropriate could widen to more than $300 million.

City Denies JPS Budget Increase

The Jackson City Council voted Friday to deny Jackson Public Schools the extra $2.7 million it requested for the upcoming fiscal year.

Fitch Suspends College Tuition Program

State Treasurer Lynn Fitch is auditing Mississippi's prepaid college tuition program to see whether it needs to be overhauled or scrapped.

Chicago Teachers End Strike

Chicago children returned to school on Wednesday after teachers ended a seven-day strike.

Healthier School Lunches get Mixed Grades

Leaner, greener school lunches served under new federal standards are getting mixed grades from students.

Miss. School Ratings Rise

Under a new law, the old seven-step system, running from a high of star to a low of failing, is now to a five-step A-to-F system.

JPS Supe Intros New Programs

Dr. Cedric Gray said he wants to create an advisory committee to develop an early childhood education program in JPS.

JSU Cited as Top School in Two National Rankings

Jackson State University is cited in two national rankings as one of the top schools in the nation for educating African-Americans.

JPS Schools Win Gold for Health

Thirty-nine Jackson elementary schools earned gold stars.

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