Skip to content

News

News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 14, 2019

SALTER: ICE raids in Mississippi’s poultry plants demonstrate disconnect on immigration policies 

By: Sid Salter The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Scott County and other Mississippi locales where there are large-scale poultry processing operations are more than headlines to me. Two of my grandchildren attend the public schools in Scott County. I lived there for 27 years. I remember when the first large group of Hispanic…
News  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
August 13, 2019

Mississippi Student Testing Task Force Recommends Ending the U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment

Of the 29 members, the Mississippi Student Testing Task Force voted 9-2 to recommend elimination of the U.S. History end-of-course assessment following a survey of secondary education teachers. The U.S. History end-of-course exam is the only state test not required by federal or state law. The U.S. History exam is given to high school students…