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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 23, 2019

2019 Promote the Vote Materials Available to Teachers

Promote the Vote (PTV), the Secretary of State’s comprehensive K-12 voter education program, is underway with a new theme, and implementation materials for teachers. The theme for this year’s program is “MY vote is MY voice” and is designed to encourage students to use their voice at the ballot box by voting in the mock…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 23, 2019

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Thompson, and Guest Announce $3.75 Million for 12 Mississippi School Districts

Federal Funding Will Support Advanced STEM Courses in Rural, High-Poverty Communities U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Congressmen Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today announced a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access. The Consortium, comprised of…