Domestic violence doesn’t always start with violence, advocates and survivors say; it begins with extreme control.
Read MoreMyrlie Evers expressed thanks that her family’s home is becoming a national monument.
Her gratitude mixed with memories. “It will always be the home that Medgar Evers and I lived, loved and reared our children in until he was shot in the back of the driveway of our home because he fought for his beliefs of justice and equality for all citizens of the United States of America,” said the widow of Medgar Evers, who turns 86 Sunday.
Read MoreJackson, Mississippi, is looking at its highest homicide rate in 20 years from a public health perspective. Its response could be a model for the rest of the South
Read MoreJackson, Miss. — She remembers the frantic knocks at the door and the family friend who waited almost hysterical on the other side.
Read MoreThroughout its history, Mississippi policymakers have fought against the education of those who didn’t belong to their “club.”
Read MoreMississippi politicians believe in bashing public schools — unless, of course, they’re running for reelection.
Read MoreEvery time he speaks to Rotary, Kiwanis or other groups, Larry Gregory says people ask if casino tax revenue isn’t supposed to be pumping millions of dollars into schools across Mississippi.
Read MoreKaitlyn Fowler says there are times at her Jackson, Mississippi, high school when students attend classes bundled up in coats because the school’s sluggish heating system offers little reprieve.
Read MoreLEXINGTON — Kristy Thomas, a fourth grade English teacher at William Dean Jr. Elementary in Holmes County, smiled at her students as she walked down the rows of desks, handing back their graded vocabulary and spelling tests. One student looked at his marks and put down his exam, while announcing, “I’m just dumb.”
Read MoreCORINTH – The Corinth School District has made a dramatic shift in its academic
Read MoreAfter seeing a steady decline in state support over the years, one of the state’s top-performing high schools looks to tele-learning to serve more students.
Read MoreThere is a simple reason why Mississippi refuses to fully fund public schools.
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