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Most students score below grade level on tests
JACKSON — Mississippi students in elementary and middle grades lagged behind their counterparts in 10 other states…
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Business group seeks $375M-a-year boost to transport funding
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s state chamber of commerce said Friday that the state needs to spend another…
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Young dolphin found dead on Biloxi beach
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A dead dolphin has washed ashore in Biloxi and one official says the death…
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Agency loses Head Start federal money amid abuse allegations
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — The Gulf Coast Community Action Agency has lost its federal Head Start designation and…
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Minor changes proposed for school standards
CLINTON — Mississippi education officials are considering minor tweaks to the state’s academic standards, nothing like the wholesale…
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Most Mississippi students score below grade level on tests
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi students in elementary and middle grades lagged behind their counterparts in 10 other…
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Extreme weather poses increasing threat to US power grid
WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — When Hurricane Katrina’s punishing storm surge plowed ashore, it swamped seven of Coast Electric…
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A glance at Mississippi universities’ total fees and tuition
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Tuition and fees would rise at Mississippi’s eight public universities in fall 2016 under…
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New Orleans considers removing Confederate monuments
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans is poised to make a sweeping break with its Confederate past as…
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FBI: 17 indicted in Panola County gang offensive
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The FBI says 17 people have been charged in north Mississippi as a part…