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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 6, 2021

MDE Recommends Waiver of Passing Requirements for 3rd Grade Reading, End-of-Course Assessments for 2020-21

Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, recommended waiving the passing requirements for statewide 3rd grade reading and high school end-of-course assessments for the 2020-21 school year. The recommendation was included in a presentation today to the Mississippi Senate Education Committee. “I think this year is a year of grace,” Wright said. “I understand that COVID-19 has disrupted…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 6, 2021

Tensions escalate in Washington as the United States Capitol is breached by protestors

**This is a developing story. Y’all Politics will provide updates as they are received both here and across our social media platforms.** On Wednesday, protestors in Washington D.C. entered into the United States Capitol building as House and Senate members were in the process of voting to certify the Presidential Electoral College results from the…