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The only hospital in Belzoni, Mississippi, closed in 2013. I spent the past three months reporting how, in the decade since, the town has suffered. mississippitoday.org/2024/01/22/mis…

Jackson students went back to school today. For some, it was their first time in a classroom. For others, today was the last time they would celebrate the first day of grade school. Read scenes from the first day, from preschool to 12th grade: mississippitoday.org/2025/07/28/jac…

A ruling from a federal judge in Mississippi contained errors — listing plaintiffs who weren’t parties to the suit, including incorrect quotes from a state law and referring to cases that don’t exist — raising questions about whether AI was involved. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/28/att…

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was releasing the money, which totals billions nationwide and pays for English language instruction, adult literacy and teacher professional development, among other things. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/25/tru…

BREAKING: The Education Department says it will release billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Mississippians: Do you use federally-funded assistance programs, like Medicaid or SNAP? Reporters at @MSTODAYnews want to talk with you: airtable.com/app7tIdgN0iiwP….

The ramifications of new federal policy could be particularly devastating in Mississippi, one of the most federally dependent states in the country. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/24/her…

A card that pays for classroom supplies for Mississippi teachers is activated too late to be useful, according State Auditor Shad White’s office.  But MDE says it typically releases funds in July — info that officials say the auditor’s office omitted. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/22/aud…

The expansion will make Ambition Prep Jackson’s only charter high school. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/21/boa…

A federal judge has temporarily paused enforcement of the state law that prohibits diversity, equity and inclusion programs from Mississippi public schools and universities. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/21/mis…

Mississippi schools are going into the new year with holes in their budgets, thanks to the federal government’s decision to freeze $5B in education money that pays for professional development, adult literacy and ELL programs. About $51M is frozen in MS. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/21/tru…

As volunteers prepared Bailey APAC Middle School for the first day of class, students roamed the hallways, peering into their new rooms. “It makes us feel proud that we actually have people who care about the school enough to come down here and help out.” mississippitoday.org/2025/07/18/thi…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended key support for Black farmers and will no longer use the term “socially disadvantaged,” saying it has sufficiently addressed historic discrimination capitalbnews.org/usda-ends-dei-…

When Robert Smith and his girlfriend broke up, she accused him of breaking a Louisiana law criminalizing the intentional exposure of a person to HIV. —in partnership with @kffhealthnews veritenews.org/2025/07/18/lou…

BREAKING: ICE officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all Medicaid enrollees, according to an agreement obtained by the AP. apnews.com/article/immigr…

The Kirksey Middle School bleachers were packed on Thursday evening with nearly 200 people looking for a job at Jackson Public Schools. The district is heading into the upcoming school year with 1 in 4 teaching posts still vacant. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/14/wit…

NEW: How Trump's "big, beautiful" bill will affect children & schools. House just passed the bill (with all Dem's and 2 Republicans voting no) & Trump is set to sign: chalkbeat.org/2025/07/03/how…

School districts in Humphreys County and Yazoo City are closer to regaining local control. The MS Achievement School District, which consolidated the struggling districts in 2019 into a single one under direct state supervision, was disbanded on Tuesday. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/03/two…

The U.S. Department of Education is reinstating pandemic relief funds, less than 3 months after the agency revoked the money. That includes $137M for Mississippi schools. mississippitoday.org/2025/06/30/fed…

The first Freedom Schools were founded in Mississippi. What exists now at Jackson Public Schools is a “reimagined” version of what existed the summer of 1964. buff.ly/0sAjKUk

The superintendents for Leake County and Hollandale school districts allegedly paid each other tens of thousands of dollars in school funds for consultant services that were never rendered. mississippitoday.org/2025/06/27/mis…