by Associated Press Published: September 14,2012
Tags: achievement, education, elementary education, grade, learn, learning, public school, rating, school, school district, secondary education, state agency, student, teacher, teaching
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — More school districts achieved higher grades in the first year of Mississippi’s new school rating system, thanks to increased test scores and the suspension of graduation rate requirements for higher-scoring districts. Districts and schools got letter grades for the first time today. Under a new law, the old seven-step system, running from [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 13,2012
Tags: achievement, cheat, commission, education, ethics, media, newspaper, open records, probe, public education, school, score, state agency, student, teacher, test
GREENWOOD — The Mississippi Ethics Commission has sided with the Greenwood Commonwealth newspaper and says the state Department of Education should hand over documents from any probe of possible cheating on achievement tests in Leflore County. In a non-binding opinion issued last Friday, the Ethics Commission agreed with the newspaper that such documents are public [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: September 12,2012
Tags: college, education, entrance, exam, examination, freshman, higher education, record, scholar, student, test, university
OXFORD — Incoming freshmen at the University of Mississippi have set a new record on the ACT college entrance exam. The average ACT scores (which include converted SAT scores) for incoming freshmen at Ole Miss for the fall 2012 semester hit 23.9, a record high for the university, school officials report. This figure is 0.4 [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 3,2012
Tags: acquisition, college, education, higher education, learning, mass communication, media, station, student, televistion
JACKSON — Tougaloo College has agreed to acquire television station WUFX-TV, Channel 35, in Jackson. WUFX is the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Jackson market and can be seen on Cable One channel 9 and Comcast channel 11. Terms were not disclosed. “This is a remarkable opportunity for the college to further its academic mission as [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 23,2012
Tags: bench, breach of contract, case, college, education, fraud, higher education, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, porprietary college, student
JACKSON — A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of seven women accuses Virginia College’s Jackson branch of fraud, breach of contract and negligence in its medical assistants program. The lawsuit was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Jackson. It claims the privately operated, for-profit school didn’t prepare students for the job market and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 23,2012
Tags: admissions, college, construction, dorm, dormitory, education, enroll, enrollment, higher education, residence hall, student, university
STARKVILLE — With students set to begin fall classes in three weeks, Mississippi State University — with the help of five separate contractors — is working to get as much finished as possible before their return. Officials tell the Commercial Dispatch everything is on schedule. That includes Oak and Magnolia residence halls, which are still [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 11,2012
Tags: advocacy group, advocate, college, education, employment, exchange student, federal agency, federal program, foreign student, higher education, job, student, summer job, university, visa, work
JACKSON — The State Department should add housekeepers to a list of prohibited jobs for foreign college students who spend their summers in the United States as part of cultural exchange program that has left participants vulnerable to exploitation, an advocacy group said yesterday. The State Department announced major changes to the J-1 Summer Work [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 27,2012
Tags: budget, education, elementary education, elementary school, high school, junior high school, learn, learning, public education, public school, recession, school, school district, secondary education, student, tax, tax collection, taxpayer, teach, teacher, teaching
HATTIESBURG — The Forrest County School District will not request a millage increase for 2012-13, but will instead use money from its reserve fund to pay for extra expenses in its budget. The Hattiesburg American reports the school district’s budget for the upcoming school year is $24.9 million, up from last year’s budget of $23.9 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 26,2012
Tags: bench, court, desegreation, education, elementary education, elementary school, federal agency, federal government, high school, judge, judicial, judiciary, junior high school, justice, public education, public school, school, school district, secondary education, student, teach, teacher, teaching
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a judge for more time to respond to the Cleveland School District’s plan to desegregate two local schools. The school district is not opposing the request. The school district filed a proposal in May with the federal court to desegregate the East Side High School and [...] [...]
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