NAEP 2024 Report Card shows MS, rest of US not up to pre-pandemic levels. See results here
Every two years, the NAEP report card analyzes testing data in public schools and releases scores for each state or jurisdiction in two categories: mathematics and reading. Tests in both categories are given to fourth-graders and eighth-graders.
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IRS sends out $1,400 stimulus checks: What to know about $2.4B in taxpayer stimulus checks
Some taxpayers in Mississippi may be receiving a $1,400 stimulus check this month, but it depends on 2021 tax returns. Here's what we know.
Flu map: Mississippi at CDC’s highest activity level
The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Vaccine bills stack up in statehouses across the US
Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish
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A look at Kentucky basketball head coach Mark Pope
The No. 8 Vols will host the No. 12 Wildcats on Tuesday, but this matchup is different from years past. For the first time in 15 years, John Calipari will
How Texas athletics is preparing for change: Why UT took a fiscal 'haircut' from Big 12
The Texas athletic department reported a surplus for the third consecutive fiscal year. The Longhorns will need those funds going forward.
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Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, began in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The first case of the virus was identified in December 2019 and was linked to a seafood market in ...
Mississippi at CDC’s highest activity level for flu
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‘A Dangerous Virus’: Bird Flu Enters a New Phase
Toothless guidelines, inadequate testing and long delays in releasing data — echoes of the missteps during the Covid-19 pandemic — have squandered opportunities for containing the outbreak ...
Mo. vs. China case over COVID-19 pandemic heads to Cape Girardeau federal court Monday
Missouri is suing China for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Andrew Bailey says. Bailey is preparing for the trial on Monday, January 27 at 2 p.m. It’ll be held at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau,
Reeves pushes income tax elimination, opposes Medicaid expansion in State of the State address
Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov.
Anti-vaccine bills pop up across the US ahead of RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing
RFK Jr., a known vaccine-sceptic, faces his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Senators have already spoken to him, highlighting the importance of vaccination, and, shortly after the election, he promised not to “take away” anybody’s vaccines, according to NBC.