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Mississippi schools will soon be required to teach computer science

By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 928 Reads

Beginning in the 2024 school year, all Mississippi elementary, middle and high schools will be required to offer computer science courses.

This week, Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law “The Mississippi Computer Science and Cyber Education Equality Act,” which sets out a timeline for schools to incorporate the curriculum.

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‘It’s depressing’: More Mississippi students are in virtual classrooms without teachers during pandemic

By Kate Royals and Kelsey Davis Betz - Mississippi Today, 892 Reads

Even before the pandemic, Treasure Cosie was already on a path to not have a geometry teacher her junior year at Leland High School.

Her school district isn’t technically designated as a Critical Teacher Shortage area by the Mississippi Department of Education, but there aren’t enough teachers to teach even core subjects like math.

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MDE: All Statewide Assessments to be Administered this School Year

By Press Release - Mississippi Department of Education, 1,474 Reads

Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:

All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for Algebra I, English II, Biology and U.S. History.

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Kosciusko catcher Ty Ramage attempts to snag a foul ball during game one of the first playoff round. Sam Fioretti / The Star-Herald

Whippets head to second round of 4A playoffs

By Laurence Hilliard, 4,230 Reads

It took three games, but Kosciusko advanced to the second round of the 4A baseball p

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FCA ends baseball season in first round of 1A playoffs

By Laurence Hilliard, 112 Reads

The top of the fifth proved to be a good half inning for Sacred Heart, but bad for F

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Ethel seniors, coach named to All Star game

By Laurence Hilliard, 493 Reads

Three Ethel seniors have been chosen for the 1A/2A South team for the Crossroads Dia

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Pictured (left to right) are winners McKenna Graham, Garrison Landrum, Kellen Michael Moore, Akeelah Hunt, and Wyatt May.

Samuel Hammond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognize contest winners

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On Fri, 05/07/2021 - 08:46 PM

The Samuel Hammond Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at the Ma

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Last Monday and Tuesday, between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville bus strike could transform public education in Mississippi

By Adam Ganucheau and Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 480 Reads

A political time bomb is ticking in Greenville, and the explosion could transform the state’s public education environment for decades to come.

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KLE hosts pep rally parade for Whippets teams

By Karen Fioretti, 421 Reads

Students of Kosciusko Lower Elementary School lined the school's driveway for a roving pep rally in honor of the Lady Whippets softball team and the Whippets baseball team.

Both teams are currently in the playoffs, hopefully headed toward their respective championships.

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Kosciusko seniors make history

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On Thu, 05/06/2021 - 02:03 PM

Six Kosciusko High School senior students have made Whippet history.

For the first time recorded, six students from the same graduating class scored a 30 or above on their ACT.

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