Mississippi Schools

Sex Ed Seeks To Fight America's Worst Teen Pregnancy Rate

AP | LAURA TILLMAN | Posted 05.29.2012

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MARKS, Miss. -- With her hair in a ponytail and her smile quick and wide, it's hard to tell that high school junior Donyell Hollins has been pulling a...

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Mississippi School District Agrees To Stop Handcuffing Students For Non-Crimes

AP | JEFF AMY | Posted 05.26.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. -- Jackson public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on ...

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Why Charter Schools in Mississippi Are a Good Idea

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Mississippi Senate Bill 2401, Charter Schools, Charter Schools Education, Charter Schools Mississippi, Mississippi Education, Mississippi Schools, Charter School Reform, Education News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

As a native of Mississippi and a former public school teacher, I am deeply concerned about the future of its education system. While it still has many miles to go, Senate Bill 2401, which proposes to expand charter schools in Mississippi, is a step in the right direction.

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Hazed High Schoolers Allegedly Victimized Again, Not Allowed To Play Sports

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 04.12.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — The parents of two boys who say the teens were punched during high school baseball hazing rituals say they're being victimized ...

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Settlement Reached In Lesbian Senior Yearbook Photo Lawsuit

AP | By HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 12.07.2011

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JACKSON, Miss. -- The ACLU says a Mississippi school district will require students to wear caps and gowns in senior pictures after a lesbian student ...

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Mississippi School Sued For Allegedly Shackling Students To Poles For Hours

AP | MOLLY DAVIS | Posted 08.08.2011

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JACKSON, Miss. — Civil rights advocates have filed suit against Jackson's public school district, claiming officials at one alternative school r...

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Mississippi To Teach Civil Rights History In Every Grade

The Associated Press | Shelia Byrd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Teacher John Paola says his high school history course in southern Mississippi would be incomplete if it didn't include an emphasis on the turbulent c...

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