3+ week, 6+ day ago  (363+ words) The Mississippi State Board of Education Board on Thursday approved hiring staff to assist in the implementation of several measures passed during this year’s legislative session. The new staff includes early childhood coaching support and the expansion of literacy programs…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1312+ words) Until recently, people across the ideological spectrum understood this truth. For the good of children (and moms) everywhere, it’s worth reaffirming on Father’s Day. The dissolution of the nuclear family and the rise of fatherlessness, more than any other problem…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (365+ words) An additional $5 million in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) monies will be added to existing funding to help more low-income families in Mississippi cover the cost of childcare, the Mississippi Department of Human Services announced Wednesday. The additional funding…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1027+ words) Aliyah said she has difficulty focusing, and she finds it hard to concentrate when she’s learning from a screen. She’ll watch Netflix in class on her school laptop, hiding her earbuds behind her long, curly hair. “It’s very hard to…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (182+ words) Communities flourish when all their children can learn in an environment well-suited to their individual needs....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (680+ words) During the month of May, the Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Department of Mental Health and the Postpartum Support Initiative Mississippi are teaming up to share the benefits of helping expectant and postpartum mothers through a potentially difficult time....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (820+ words) Some of the best art in Mississippi right now isn’t happening in a studio with perfect lighting or white walls. But it’s not where you might expect—rather, it’s happening in a garage. In Flowood, Meagan Torrence has turned a…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (495+ words) Lawmakers say Mississippi children will be safer on social media after the governor signed a bill into law regulating the platforms. Under the Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, youth visiting social media sites will be required to have parental…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (541+ words) Amid high emotions Wednesday, the Mississippi Senate passed a strike-all amendment to a bill that would create a medical panel to review the state’s high fetal and infant mortality rate. The panel would be multidisciplinary and composed of such members…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (520+ words) Mississippi joined four other states this week in the Trump administration’s “A Home for Every Child” initiative, a pilot effort aimed at encouraging more Americans to become foster families. The initiative is part of the Trump administration’s “Fostering the Future…...