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Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees discuss the agenda during a meeting at the IHL headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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IHL approves administrative cuts at Delta State, clearing another budget hurdle
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,08/16/24-6:25PM , 220 Reads 4,731 Statewide
Delta State University’s governing board approved more budget cuts at its regular meeting Thursday — this time, at the administrative level.

The regional university in the Mississippi Delta now has three colleges instead of four as part of its quest for financial sustainability under the current president, Daniel Ennis.
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Mississippi Dept. of Education addressing federal testing violation
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,08/16/24-2:45PM , 258 Reads 6,354 Statewide
The federal cap on alternate assessment tests is set lower than the average number of students who qualify. Mississippi is not the only state in violation of the federal limit.
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Chandra C. Jackson Scholarship awarded
Thu,08/15/24-1:31PM , 2,579 Reads
Jaden Coleman, son of Mary Shepherd of Indianola, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Chandra Clarice Jackson Gentry High School Band Scholarship.

The scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is awarded annually by family and friends in memory of Ms. Chandra Jackson, a former Gentry High School band member.

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Over $422 million in pandemic-related education funds remain unspent in Mississippi
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Thu,08/15/24-1:31PM , 264 Reads 6,070 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Education plans to request an extension to the liquidation deadline from the federal government by October.
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