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Issues  |  Clara Turnage  • 
July 22, 2026

Ole Miss, Southern Miss work to help school meals meet new nutrition standards

"School meals alone do not determine a child's lifelong eating habits, but they can play an important role," said Aleshia Hall-Campbell, executive director of the Institute of Child Nutrition at Ole Miss.
Issues  |  Nicky Forster, Associated Press ,  Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press  • 
July 22, 2026

A wave of student loan borrowers have entered default since pandemic-era protections lapsed

Mississippi has the nation’s highest default rate at 28.3%, and others near the top include Louisiana, Alabama, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas.