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LCSD host educator recruitment fair

The Lauderdale County School District is looking for new teachers at its yearly recruiting event. The 5th annual ... Read more

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Thousands of nursing school applicants rejected as faculty shortage grows

When Lydia Hall takes her nursing students to make rounds at the hospital, she watches closely as her ... Read more

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GOLDEN APPLE: Oakland Heights’ Horn teaches students through ‘good noise’

Katie Horn’s classroom is not a quiet place, and it isn’t intended to be. Horn said the 20 ... Read more

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GOING THE EXTRA MILE: Clarkdale’s Sommer Webb named November Golden Apple Teacher

Clarkdale High School science teacher Sommer Webb goes the extra mile for her students because she wants them ... Read more

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NEIGHBORS: Meridian Christian Home Educators students win chemistry challenge

You Be The Chemist Challenge A team of fifth-eighth grade students from Meridian Christian Home Educators was named ... Read more

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The ageless spirit of Alice Moseley

“Find a reason to get up every morning, something that takes your mind off yourself.” —Alice Moseley After ... Read more

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Clarkdale’s Angie Wilkinson named to state advisory council

A Lauderdale County School District teacher will serve on the Mississippi Department of Education’s teacher advisory council for ... Read more

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‘He was a good man’: Jesse Palmer remembered as civic leader

Longtime educator and former councilman Jesse Palmer is being remembered in Meridian as an inspiration to everyone he ... Read more

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Pamela Hudson named principal at T.J. Harris Lower Elementary

A veteran educator has been named the new principal at T.J. Harris Upper Elementary for the 2021-2022 school ... Read more

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Teachers union calls on Reeves to mandate masks in schools

The state’s teachers union is calling on Gov. Tate Reeves to mandate masks in schools in the fall. ... Read more