Getting kids safely to school is the goal of a new effort called "Operation Stop." As MPB's Ezra Wall reports, the public is being asked to stop their vehicles when buses are loading and unloading students.
Read MoreMississippi's library system is getting help in promoting literacy from the nation's Librarian of Congress.
Read MoreA group of students who attended Tougaloo College in the 1960's is being recognized for their contributions to the civil rights movement.
Read MoreMore Mississippi schools could receive A-ratings following a change in the state's grading scale. As MPB's Alexis Ware reports, the change could also increase the number of F-rated districts.
Read MoreToo much Comfort foods, lack of exercise, and Mississippi's poverty rate put the state at number two on the Obesity scale nationwide. In "State of Obesity," we take a look at some of the issues making and keeping Mississippians fat.
Read MoreA new report says more Mississippi students may want jobs in science, technology, engineering or math if they learn their friends are also interested in those subjects. MPB's Alexis Ware reports.
Read MoreA Mississippi community is asking the state Charter School Authorizer Board to say yes to opening a charter school in their city. MPB's Alexis Ware reports.
Read MoreSchool districts in Mississippi are facing a significant teacher shortage. But as MPB's Alexis Ware reports, some believe there are barriers to becoming a licensed teacher in the state.
Read MoreMore than one thousand open teacher positions in Mississippi may be an indication of a teacher shortage in the state. MPB's Alexis Ware reports.
Read MoreMany students in one Mississippi town are starting in different schools following a desegregation settlement. The 3,500-student Cleveland district began class Monday with one high school and one middle school for the first time.
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