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Coping tools, such as this billboard, are provided for students throughout Trent Lott Academy in Pascagoula, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘You are not alone, and we need you to know that:’ What schools are doing to support students’ mental health
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,03/10/22-9:38AM , 1,283 Reads 25,182 Statewide
After 20 years of teaching special education, Alison Rausch has adopted a “one day at a time” attitude towards her job.
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Leaders managing Mississippi's rental assistance program are working to more effectively get the federal money to tenants and landlords. (Photo credit: Julia James)

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Rental assistance program has doled out $110 million to stem evictions
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Tue,02/22/22-4:46PM , 1,389 Reads 19,811 Statewide
The program distributing federal rental assistance dollars in Mississippi has significantly increased the amount of money it is paying out to landlords and tenants after a slow start last year.
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Students attend classes on the first day of school in the Cleveland School District, Monday, August 9, 2021. All students and staff were required to wear masks. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Free telehealth services coming to Mississippi public schools this fall
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Fri,02/18/22-11:16AM , 2,178 Reads 18,621 Statewide
Mississippi public schools will have access to mental and health care services for students for free as soon as August, education officials announced Thursday.
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Educators, parents and other members of the community attended a public comment hearing concerning proposed changes to academic social studies standards. The hearing was held at the Sparkmann Auditorium in Jackson, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Hundreds show up to discuss Mississippi’s social studies standards
By JULIA JAMES - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/28/22-5:18PM , 1,152 Reads 30,715 Statewide
Hundreds of people gathered at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum on Friday morning to share their opinions on potential changes the Mississippi Department of Education is making to the state’s social studies standards. The pushback was so strong that the department announced it was walking back much of the proposed changes.
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