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Report: State’s teacher education programs ‘mediocre at best’

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:59:44 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — A group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers says Mississippi’s teacher training programs are mediocre at best. The report is from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and is backed by Mississippi groups pushing for educational improvements. However, leaders of some colleges of education say the council’s report either [...]

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First students in maritime training academy expected this summer

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:39 +0000

PASCAGOULA — Officials say classes should be underway inside Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Haley Reeves Barbour Maritime Training Academy by the end of summer. President Irwin Edenzon tells The Mississippi Press the academy, funded through a Hurricane Katrina community development block grant, is meant to provide a skilled workforce and will help Ingalls expand its two- to [...]

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Air force base to feel impact of deep budget cut

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:50:58 +0000

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The commander at Keesler Air Force Base says the base will ground planes and reduce training to deal with a 20 percent reduction in its budget. That’s the effects of the federal spending reductions, known as sequestration. The Sun Herald reports Gen. Brad Spacy, commander of the 81st Training Wing, told [...]

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Officials readying to cut ribbon on hospitality training center

Associated Press — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:49:41 +0000

GULFPORT — After a decade of planning, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College officials will cut the ribbon Friday on the nearly 51,000-square-foot Hospitality and Resort Management Center. MGCCC president Mary Graham tells The Sun Herald the state-of-the-art facility will provide a hands-on learning environment for students. The community college plans to work with Coast hospitality [...]

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DRA, UMMC bringing telehealth center; to create 200 jobs

MBJ Staff — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:04:38 +0000

JACKSON — A new telehealth delivery and education center will provide Mississippians with access to affordable, quality health care as well as expand medical training to providers, according to a joint news release from the Delta Regional Authority and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Center leaders estimate that the new Mississippi Delta Healthcare Workforce [...]

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Military officials to show off new training facility

Associated Press — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:20:54 +0000

FORREST COUNTY — Camp Shelby is scheduled to unveil Thursday new high-tech trainings areas for urban combat maneuvers and operations. The $10.5-million Combined Arms Collective Training Facility features 35 buildings on 14 acres equipped with 193 cameras, 30 Human Urban Terrain targets, 15 Stationary Infantry Targets and On-Screen “After-Action Review” capabilities. The fully automated Live-Fire [...]

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City, county to operate career training center

Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:50:31 +0000

OLIVE BRANCH — The DeSoto County school system’s new Career Technology Center in Olive Branch will be maintained with a big helping hand from the city of Olive Branch and DeSoto County. The Commercial Appeal reports the board unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with Olive Branch and the county to pay maintenance costs for the [...]

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Business group calls for new charter school law

Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:01:31 +0000

JACKSON — A group of 22 business leaders is calling for a broadened charter school law, asking legislators on yesterday to enact a law that would allow the schools to set up in any district. The group calls itself Better Education for Mississippi and is led by Bomgar Corp. chairman Joel Bomgar, who leads a [...]

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New career tech center prepares for first students

Associated Press — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:50:56 +0000

OLIVE BRANCH — DeSoto County School’s new career technology center is almost finished. The career technology center, located in the Olive Branch Metro Industrial Park, is expected to be filled with students within a few days. DeSoto County Schools partnered financially with the City of Olive Branch and DeSoto County government to renovate the warehouse [...]

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MSU professor lends expertise to Nigerian catfish farmers

MBJ Staff — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:17:46 +0000

STARKVILLE — Commercially grown catfish in North America or Africa face similar challenges, a fact that sent one Mississippi State University veterinarian on a training mission to Nigeria in June. Dr. Skip Jack, a professor of pathobiology and population medicine at MSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, spent almost three weeks teaching Nigerian catfish farmers, veterinarians [...]

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