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Maker’s Space at The Bean Path
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Bean Path provides access to strengthen Mississippi’s tech community. It has summer camps and other workshops available. Studio 3 visited The Maker’s Space. Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter. See a spelling or grammar error...
Mississippi man killed in motorcycle crash in Lafourche Parish
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. — A Mississippi motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Lafourche Parish over the weekend. On Sunday around 1 a.m., Louisiana State Police responded to the scene of the crash on Louisiana Highway 20 near Farmer Lane. The crash killed Dustin Crave, 30, of Saucier, Mississippi,...
Mississippians warned to leave newborn wildlife alone
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – With newborn wildlife across the state throughout the spring and summer months, officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) are encouraging neighbors to leave the animals alone. Oftentimes, the young animals will appear to be abandoned, but officials said it’s best to not intervene. “Baby birds, squirrels, […]
National Folk Festival to be held in Mississippi's capital from 2025 through 2027
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's capital city has been tapped to host the National Folk Festival from 2025 through 2027. The free, three-day festival is set to be held in downtown Jackson during the second week of November in each of those years and will feature music, art, dance and food from cultures throughout the nation and around the world, The Clarion Ledger reported.
Third graders in LCSD slightly over, in TPSD slightly under statewide reading-assessment pass rates
Students in Tupelo and Lee County placed near the statewide average in reading ability, according to results of the first round of Mississippi third grade reading assessments. The Mississippi Department of Education announced on May 16 that 75.7% of the 31,787 third graders tested passed the initial administration of the third grade reading assessment given for the 2023-24 school year. This was nearly the same as the initial pass rate in 2022-23 of 76.3% when 31,623 third graders took the assessment, and higher than the 2019 initial pass rate of 74.5%.
Opinion: Promising Mississippi Pilot Program Offers a New Pathway to the Classroom
The U.S. has long had too many barriers that keep talented prospective teachers out of the classroom, including the cost of a degree, low pay and limited growth opportunities. But perhaps one of the biggest — yet solvable — impediments is the reliance on exams to determine candidates’ readiness for teacher licensure. Thousands of promising […]
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