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Education  |  Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press  • 
December 10, 2025

Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92

Former President George W. Bush announced Paige's death on Tuesday. Paige began his long education career as a football coach and later head coach at Jackson State University.
Education  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
December 8, 2025

Senate Universities and Colleges Committee set to hold two days of hearings

Topics of discussion are expected to focus on state spending, graduation rates and preparing college students to meet the state's workforce needs.