Mississippi teachers are working to improve financial literacy in the state by teaching students the fundamentals of building wealth.

MDE has created the Mississippi Student Testing Task Force

Mississippi health experts say the number of children using e-cigarettes and vaping is rising despite years of working to reduce tobacco use.

It could be two years before the Mississippi legislature tackles a develop a new education funding formula. In the meantime advocates will push for more dollars.

The Mississippi legislative session is over with no new education funding formula and no comprehensive infrastructure bill. MPB's Ezra Wall reports.

Young people from across Mississippi spent the weekend speaking out against gun violence and school shootings.

Educators in Mississippi are learning what to do and what not to do if an active shooter is on campus.

Teenage girls living in the Delta are more likely to get pregnant than those in the rest of the state, according to a recent analysis.

The debate over guns in schools is not only a national issue but one Mississippi legislators are facing as they prepare to vote on a bill in the House.