Best, worst states for teachers ranked as student scores drop
(The Center Square) – Virginia is the No. 1 state for teachers' pay and public spending per student.
At the same time, it's No. 51 for students' math scores,... Read More.
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Report: Only two states better than Mississippi in teacher freedom
(The Center Square) – Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says
The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th... Read More.
Report: Ole Miss, Mississippi State nearly identical on free speech
(The Center Square) – Ole Miss and Mississippi State are nearly identical in the largest annual review of free speech for colleges and universities.
The only two of eight... Read More.
Trump HHS tells states to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding, with a family advocate praising the move.
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MAGNET seeks to drive industry to the South
(The Center Square) – Three Southeastern states have launched a regional research project on automobile and battery production, hoping to further develop those industries in the region and create more jobs.
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Katrina displaced 1.5M across the South, only 61% returned to New Orleans
(The Center Square) – An estimated 1.5 million people were displaced during Hurricane Katrina across Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, but most significantly from New Orleans.
It is estimated that... Read More.
Twenty years later, Katrina still among Atlantic’s most deadly, costly
(The Center Square) – Twenty years ago this Friday, Hurricane Katrina – once a Category 5 beast – made landfall as a Category 3 first in southeastern Louisiana and then again on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Report: Average projected tax cuts are lowest in Mississippi
(The Center Square) – An estimated $2,400 in tax cut savings is projected on average for Mississippi residents, a report from The Tax Foundation says.
Long range, more than... Read More.
South maintains lead in construction backlog, driven by population growth
(The Center Square) − The South continues to lead the nation in construction backlog length, suggesting strong economic performance, according to new data from Associated Builders and Contractors.
“Backlog... Read More.
Erin: Forecast for 111 mph winds by Saturday morning
(The Center Square) – Major hurricane status, with wind speeds greater than 110 mph, is expected by Saturday morning just north of the Dominican Republic as Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday churned across the Atlantic Ocean toward the United States.
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Erin: Watch underway for potential of Atlantic hurricane season’s first
(The Center Square) – Southeastern coastlines of the United States are alert for the potential of Hurricane Erin as the first of the season in the Atlantic Basin.
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