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Education  |  Jeremy Pittari  • 
December 11, 2025

How Mississippi’s colleges and universities are funded is top of mind for lawmakers

Development of a new performance-based funding model is up for discussion as lawmakers and IHL consider ways to improve degree outcomes and workforce needs.
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.