by Associated Press Published: August 6,2012
Tags: construction, education, enrollment, higher education, infrastructure, learning, President, students, teaching, university
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University president Mark Keenum says the university is undergoing massive infrastructure upgrades and expects record fall enrollment. Keenum, a Corinth High School graduate, told the Daily Corinthian the university set a record enrollment last fall with 20,400 students, and expects to top the total this fall. The university has five campuses [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 11,2012
Tags: cheat, court, education, educator, exam, fraud, indict, indictment, judge, judicial, judiciary, license, teacher, teaching, test
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man has been indicted on federal charges that he was paid thousands of dollars by aspiring teachers in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi to have other people take their teacher licensing exams. The federal indictment released yesterday said 58-year-old Clarence Mumford hired a group of test takers, including Memphis City Schools [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 11,2012
Tags: Business, business education, business school, colleges, dean, education, higher education, professors, teachers, teaching, universities
HATTIESBURG — University of Southern Mississippi College of Business dean Lance Nail is leaving for Texas Tech University. Nail will take over as dean of the Texas university’s Rawls College of Business, which opened a new $70 million business building earlier this year. He begins work in Lubbock Aug. 15. Southern Miss Provost Denis Wiesenburg [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012
Tags: education, elementary schools, high schools, junior high schools, kindergarten, public schools, school districts, schools, secondary schools, state agency, state government, superintendent, teachers, teaching
JACKSON — The Mississippi Board of Education plans to name Lynn House as interim state superintendent today. The board chose House, now deputy superintendent for instructional enhancement and internal operations, following a closed meeting yesterday. It will formally ratify the choice today. House, 60, will replace Tom Burnham, who announced earlier this month that he [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 15,2012
Tags: colleges, education, endowment, higher education, learning, rail, railroads, railways, scholarships, students, teaching, trains, transportation, travel, universities
LONG BEACH and MOSS POINT — In celebration of its 90th anniversary, Mississippi Export Railroad Company has established the Mississippi Export Railroad Gulf Coast Scholarship Endowment with a gift of $50,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi Foundation. “Moss Point, Miss., has been the home of Mississippi Export Railroad for 90 years,” said Greg Luce, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 3,2012
Tags: bills, colleges, degrees, diplomas, dual enrollment, education, enrollment, high school, higher education, lawmakers, laws, learning, legislation, legislators, Legislature, state government, teaching, training, workforce training
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that will allow high school dropouts and potential dropouts to enroll at community colleges, earning a high school diploma while getting worker training. The state already has a law allowing such dual enrollment. But, Gov. Phil Bryant has been pushing Senate Bill 2792, saying it will be [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 3,2012
Tags: colleges, desth, education, higher education, learning, obituary, schools, state agency, state government, teaching, universities
LAKE — E.E. “Tad” Trash, who led Mississippi’s higher education system for 19 years as it struggled with desegregation issues related to historic black colleges, died Tuesday. He was 86. Officials with Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home said today funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Raymond United Methodist Church. Burial will [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 2,2012
Tags: billsd, education, elementary education, executive, governor, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, public education, public schools, school districts, schools, secondary education, teachers, teaching
BOLIVAR COUNTY — Five Bolivar County school districts would be merged into two in 2014, under a bill headed to Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. Senate Bill 2760 passed the House 66-53 and the Senate 31-19. It would require that the Benoit, West Bolivar and Shaw districts merge into a new West Bolivar district based in [...] [...]
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