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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
January 6, 2022

WATERS: How has National Council for the Social Studies influenced new MDE standards?

Submitted by Kacee Waters Public concern rightly comes from the mention of NCSS as resource for new curriculum, says public school mom and Ocean Springs School Board member. There has been much concern expressed as of late over the Mississippi Department of Education’s new social studies standards. MDE developed and adopted similar social studies standards…
Opinion  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
January 5, 2022

Congressional Redistricting to hit Mississippi House floor Thursday

The plan was passed out of both chambers’ Rules committees on Wednesday. Qualifying for 2022 midterms is already underway. The Mississippi House Rules Committee unanimously passed the Congressional Redistricting plan put forward by the Joint Legislative Redistricting Committee out of committee today. The plan is to have the full House consider HB 384 on Thursday.…