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- Cleveland School District students returned to school, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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Mississippi students see decline in reading and math on national exam
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,10/24/22-2:36PM , 614 Reads 8,588 Statewide
Mississippi’s students have not fully recovered from pandemic learning declines, new national test results show, offering a different picture than state test data released earlier this year.
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- A Neshoba County School District student looks out the window of a school bus after the first day of school on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Judge rules public funds to private schools is unconstitutional
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/14/22-2:34PM , 596 Reads 21,388 Statewide
A Hinds County judge ruled on Thursday that the state giving $10 million in pandemic relief funds to private schools for infrastructure improvements is unconstitutional.
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Jackson schools, on verge of state takeover just 5 years ago, earns ‘C’ rating
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,10/10/22-11:34AM , 689 Reads 11,014 Statewide
The Jackson Public School District received a “C” rating in the new accountability grades released last week, marking the first time it is not considered low-performing since 2014.
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- Paloma Wu, Mississippi Center for Justice Deputy Director of Impact Litigation (center), discusses a settlement reached with the city in a class action lawsuit that results in an overhaul of the Jackson Police Department's "Ticket, Arrest and Tow" (TAT) roadblock crime prevention tactics. Joining Wu at the press conference held Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Jackson's Smith Park are (from left) Mississippi Center for Justice Project Coordinator Blake Feldman, Lea Campbell with the Mississippi Alliance for Public Safety, Cliff Johnson, MacArthur Justice Center Director, and plaintiffs Archie Skiffer and Timothy Halcomb. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
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City settles in JPD roadblock lawsuit, agrees to federal oversight
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/07/22-6:12PM , 791 Reads 7,353 Statewide
The City of Jackson has agreed to federal oversight of its roadblock policy in a settlement announced this week.

The lawsuit over the roadblock policy was filed in February by the Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ) and the MacArthur Justice Center, and has been in settlement negotiations since early March.
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