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W. L. Hightower, pastor of New Zion Baptish Church in Louisville, receives the Moderna vaccine, administered by Mississippi State Department of Health Phamacist Kathryn Ward at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Hightower was among a number of African American faith leaders from across the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccination Monday at New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Tower

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State OKs schools’ use of incentives to encourage staff get vaccinated against COVID-19
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/10/21-10:30AM , 477 Reads 11,858 Statewide
The Mississippi Department of Education on Thursday issued a letter to school administrators giving them the go-ahead on financial payouts to teachers and staff members who get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Schools wait on state education department to OK use of federal funds for COVID-19 vaccine incentives
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/09/21-10:42AM , 568 Reads 9,879 Statewide
Several school districts in Mississippi have plans in place to use federal stimulus funds to offer up to $1,000 for teachers and staff members who get vaccinated against COVID-19, but the Mississippi Department of Education is advising them to press pause.
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Pediatrician parents say Mississippi’s largest school district is ignoring their COVID advice
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,09/03/21-5:12PM , 636 Reads 21,013 Statewide
A group of DeSoto County School District parents who are also physicians say their district — the largest in Mississippi — has ignored their advice on COVID-19 policies and has not been transparent or inclusive in setting its protocols, which include no mask requirement for students and teachers.
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Daiyondra Banks and a few classmates perform classwork via laptops at Jefferson County Junior High School in Fayette. Banks also can view classmates participating from home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Some schools look to hybrid schedules to stem COVID-19 spread in students
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,09/01/21-5:00PM , 782 Reads 12,122 Statewide
As the delta variant of COVID-19 spreads rapidly in schools across Mississippi, the state board of education recently issued a directive to give school districts flexibility in how they teach their students.
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