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Mississippi's chamber of commerce and workforce development office are working together on an ambitious goal: get more than half of the state's workforce college-educated by 2030. Education and… Read more »

Incarcerated people at two prisons in the Delta will be able to start earning four-year degrees from Mississippi Valley State University this fall for the first time in more than two decades.… Read more »

KILN, Miss. — Middle school bullying doesn’t usually make it into the pages of the school-sanctioned yearbook. At Hancock Middle School this year, it did, say outraged parents, alumni and… Read more »

The death of a Pearl River Central High senior earlier this month has brought current and former students together to speak out about bullying.

At top-ranked schools, students with disabilities, disadvantages perform no better than peers at F-rated institutions.

These are college students in Mississippi struggling with food insecurity — where their next meal is coming from. 

Over the past year, the ‘Complete 2 Compete’ program has increased the number of adults finishing degrees at Mississippi’s public universities and community colleges. 

With the help of 2nd Chance, community colleges are working to knock down those barriers to employable skills that keep Mississippians poor.

The ACCESS program is an inclusive and comprehensive program that promotes the transition of students with intellectual disabilities to higher education.

The Campus Action Referral and Evaluation System is designed to promote a culture of healthy minds as it creates a safe and secure campus environment.