As of 2025, Mississippi reported 3,036 teacher vacancies, equating to 69 vacancies per 10,000 students, positioning it 3rd among 38 U.S. states facing teacher shortages, according to the World Population Review.
Mississippi ranks 30 among U.S. states for teacher starting salaries, with an average starting salary of $42,336 in 2024, according to the National Education Association (NEA).
College tuition fees rose 2.3% in Mississippi in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
In the Center for Education Reform’s 2024 Parent Power Index, Mississippi secured the thirtieth position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 65.5%.
As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Magnolia State News shows that Mississippi is one of 11 states that…
LGBTQ+ 101 (Students Only) on Mar 29
3D Design and Printing Workshop (Autodesk) on Mar 29
Plant bug battle lasts all season in cotton
MSU floral specialist to give demo at Merrehope
QPR Suicide Prevention Training on Mar 28
Chibuzo Ifeacho, a student originally from Nigeria, has always had a goal of becoming a truck driver in life, and with the help of East Central Community College and the…
Mississippi State University senior Madeleine Thompson, center, a communication/public relations major from Mobile, Alabama, is Miss Maroon and White for 2023.
Since making the decision to transfer from Florida State, graduate transfer Kiersten Landers has made an immediate impact for Mississippi State softball.
Livestock industry professionals looking to learn more about grazing and forage management practices are invited to a beef cattle field day hosted by the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Six Mississippi State students and a faculty member are recent award winners at the 2023 Beltwide Cotton Conference, known as the world’s largest cotton technology transfer conference.
These East Central Community College students were recently inducted into Theta Xi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges.
East Central Community College’s Tai’Reon Joseph was tabbed First Team All-MACCC for his stellar year on the court in 2022-23.
About five decades have passed since Jerry Jenkins was scoring and hauling down rebounds for Mississippi State.
When managing insects and diseases in row crops, growers typically act after a problem appears, but there are no reactive treatments for some pests, including soil insects that attack seeds…
Three Mississippi State weed science graduate students and a faculty member received awards at the 2023 annual meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society held recently in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
College costs for in-state students at Pearl River Community College-Forrest County Center, in Hattiesburg, were $3,410 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
The Pearl River women’s basketball team punched its ticket to the Region 23 semifinals for the second consecutive year after an emphatic 60-41 quarterfinal win over Southwest Wednesday in an…
College costs for in-state students at Itawamba Community College, in Fulton, were $3,160 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
The Rust College women’s basketball program is heading back to the NAIA Tournament for the third time in four seasons as two-time All-American and three-time All-GCAC senior Katie Blackmon grabbed…
Join Shea Leake for a beginner’s class on how to decorate sugar cookies with royal icing.
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