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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 23, 2021

Accelerate Mississippi Awards MS Gulf Coast Community College Nearly $1M to Grow Diesel Tech Program

MGCCC will be able to hire additional instructors, get equipment needed for classes and will cover tuition for enrollees in the training program. Accelerate Mississippi, the lead office for workforce development strategy and coordination, awarded Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) with $941,701 to double the capacity of its Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology program from 20 to 40…
News  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
September 23, 2021

Testing results point to COVID’s negative impacts on students not being in the classroom full-time

MDE releases statewide testing assessment data with 96.9% of the students in the 2021 school year participating. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released its statewide results from the 2020-21 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which provide the first statewide measure of student performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the Mississippi Board of Education…