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HHS orders CT, other states to remove gender from sex education
The Connecticut Mirror
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August 26, 2025
CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education...
Trump’s health department orders states to strip gender from sex ed
Louisiana Illuminator
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S....
South Carolina grant funding on chopping block over ‘gender ideology’ in sex ed
WCSC - South Carolina
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August 26, 2025
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina is at risk of losing nearly $1.6 million in sex education funding if it does not remove curriculum content on gender ideology, according to the Trump administration. The Palmetto State is just one of 46...
Rufus Edward Shows, 76, of Mendenhall, Mississippi
Magee News - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Rufus Edward Shows, 76, of Mendenhall, MS, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, August 23, at his home surrounded by family. Rufus was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He retired from UPS after 35 years of driving an 18-wheeler,...
US Health and Human Services agency orders states to strip gender from sex ed
Idaho Capital Sun
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration demanded Tuesday that dozens of states remove from sex education materials any references to a person’s gender departing from their sex assigned at birth, or lose federal funding. The U.S....
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant deaths
CBS News
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Mississippi health officials have declared a public health emergency after releasing data showing the state's infant mortality rate has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. In Mississippi, 9.7 infants died for every 1,000 live births...
Millions On Line As Alabamians Seek Lottery Luck In Mississippi
Tuscaloosa Thread - Alabama
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August 26, 2025
With potential payoffs soaring, Alabamians are driving across the state line to surrounding states to buy Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpot lottery tickets. State line lottery ticket sellers report that many of the cars in convenience store...
Iowa included in Trump funding threat over gender ideology content in sex ed materials
KRNV - Nevada
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Iowa is one of 46 states and U.S. territories ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to remove references to gender ideology from federally funded Personal Responsibility Education Program materials within 60 days. Millions in...
Federal education officials encourage school choice expansion in Mississippi
Associated Press
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August 26, 2025
A panel of lawmakers on Monday heard from national education officials who whole-heartedly encouraged them to expand school choice in Mississippi, signaling the Trump administration’s support of passing such legislation. There was standing room...
The 48th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival ‘Home of the Blues’
Jackson Advocate - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
The 48th Annual Mississippi Delta Blues & Heritage Festival is set to begin at Noon on the fairgrounds of the Washington County Convention Center, 1040 S. Raceway Road, Greenville, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, with a lineup of bluesmen and women that...
Indonesian villas in Mississippi? Furniture CEO says it’s coming
Designers Today - North Carolina
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August 26, 2025
New technology tools support expanded customization options, said officials. In a year where it can appropriately be said that unexpected has become the new normal, a surprising addition to an established Mississippi factory is adding the latest...
Trump puts W.Va. on notice to remove gender ideology content from sex ed materials
WTAP - West Virginia
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC (WDTV) - The Trump administration has put West Virginia on notice to immediately remove gender ideology content from sex education materials. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through its Administration for...
Federal report: Mississippi fails to ensure special education students get services
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Mississippi isn’t ensuring special education students receive all the services they’re entitled to federally, according to the U.S. Department of Education. A recent report shows Mississippi failing to comply with federal special education...
This Beach in Mississippi Feels Like it Belongs in Europe
Only In Your State
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A perfect blend of Southern charm and European elegance, Biloxi Beach in Mississippi offers a captivating mix of historic architecture, a scenic waterfront, and a relaxed coastal atmosphere. Stretching along the southern edge of Biloxi, this...
Robert Reich reflects on America’s failure to stop a culture of bullying that enabled the rise of Trump
The Milwaukee Independent
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August 26, 2025
I was born on 24 June 1946, 10 days after the birth of Donald John Trump, 12 days before the birth of George Walker Bush, and 56 days before the birth of William Jefferson Blythe III, whose name was later changed to Bill Clinton. I did not become...
Ethel native among Mississippi State’s 13th Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program cohort
Breezy - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
Attala County’s Kathryn “Katy Jo” Newman, a sophomore elementary education major from Ethel, is among 34 Mississippi State scholarship recipients in one of the state’s most prestigious teacher education programs. Housed in the university’s College...
Vouchers would hurt public schools' progress in Mississippi
The Clarion Ledger - Mississippi
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Mississippi public schools have seen significant academic improvement, ranking 16th nationally and showing substantial gains in 4th-grade reading and math scores. The authors argue against private school vouchers, asserting they divert public...
Southern Miss education pioneer Frances Karnes dies at age 87
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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To many families in Mississippi with children in gifted education, Frances Karnes was a beacon of light, guiding the way for students and parents as they navigated unique challenges in public education. Karnes, founder of the Frances A. Karnes...
Mississippi Votes hosts first Gulf Coast Education & Policy Breakfast
WLOX - Mississippi
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August 24, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – Mississippi Votes is working to bring civic engagement into the classroom. For the first time on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the nonprofit hosted its Education & Policy Breakfast on Friday morning in Gulfport. The event...
Lawmakers discuss school choice in Mississippi
WDAM - Mississippi
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August 26, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - School choice continues to be a big and controversial topic here in the Magnolia State. Legislators are deciding whether to pass legislation that would allow public dollars to go towards private schools. Members of the...