Education

Community Stories, Education

“As teachers, we were teaching to the test”

by Joanna Holbert

“To walk away is the most difficult decision a teacher can ever…

Education, Justice, Work

Mississippi legislature: Week 7 recap

by Brett Kittredge

After a rush of action over the past two weeks to pass…

Education

Empower relaunches Mississippi School Finder

by Empower Mississippi

This week, Empower Mississippi relaunched the Mississippi School Finder website with a…

Education

Expanding education pluralism to the other 99 percent

by Matt Ladner

I noted the painfully gradual pace of charter school openings in Mississippi…

Education

Parents win again, this time in San Francisco

by Brett Kittredge

A special election in San Francisco yesterday saw three members of the…

Education, Justice, Work

Legislative update: Deadlines and missed opportunities

by Russ Latino

The legislature is a creature of deadlines. Last Thursday was an important…

Education

“The students of the State of Mississippi are starving for innovation”

by Joanna Holbert

“The students of the State of Mississippi are starving for innovation.” That’s…

Education, Justice, Work

Mississippi legislature: Week 6 recap

by Brett Kittredge

We are now six weeks into the 2022 legislative session, and the…

Education

Legislation to ensure students can engage in political activity clears House

by Empower Mississippi

Legislation that will ensure students in Mississippi are free to engage in…

Education

Senate adopts District of Innovation task force

by Empower Mississippi

The Senate adopted a commonsense first step to ensuring local schools have…

Education

Mississippi’s digital learning opportunity is here

by Brett Kittredge

As every school in the state was shut down at the beginning…

Education

The future is now for education

by Russ Latino

Before COVID-19 darkened the schoolhouse door, Mississippi’s students and teachers had a lot…