YAZOO CITY (Mississippi) -- Sharonique Freeman quit Webster Elementary School because her teachers kept leaving. Freeman had to go through so many substitutes and instructors that her parents Joe and Sharon Freeman decided to homeschool…
Ole Miss students take on Capitol press corps…
LaReeca Rucker, a Meek journalism professor, and Fred Anklam Jr. (Mississippi Today Co-editor) led the class. They spent several days in Jackson each week covering events at the Capitol and interviewing top state officials. The…
Why these Mississippi students miss so many days…
Report says that students with disabilities are not being disciplined enough to be able to attend school.
After Gunn moves swiftly, Reeves slows roads funding…
Reeves has expressed his desire to find additional money for infrastructure twice in 2018. On Monday, he told reporters that he wasn't ready to give details about how he will divert the money prior to…
Are summer learning programs too expensive
Mississippi families spend nearly $2,000 on average for five weeks of summer learning programs. According to a new Center for American Progress report, this cost is 16 percent of the median household's summer income and…
Brandon’s Minshew, 2,236 miles away, leads the nation…
Minshew's story is one of perseverance and a unfailing belief in himself, even when many doubted him. First, you need to understand that Minshew is the leader of the nation at Washington State with 215…
Restoration of Greenville’s Weinberg House and survey of…
Mississippi Department of Archives and History awarded grants in excess of $63,000 to 10 preservation projects within Certified Local Government (CLG), communities throughout the state. The grants range from $1250 to develop an interactive website…
Trump bump Hyde-Smith gains, McDaniel slides in latest…
The president's trip may have accomplished this, according to a new poll. A NBC News/Marist poll Tuesday morning showed that 38 percent of likely voters would vote for Hyde Smith -- a 14-point increase from…
Ep 14 Engaging Young Voters
Arekia Bennett is the executive director of Mississippi Votes. She joins Adam Ganucheau for a discussion about the group's efforts in Mississippi to register millennial voters and keep them involved civically ahead the 2018 midterms._x000D