Browsing: Education

As a former teacher and now a mother, I see educators from both sides of the classroom. I know the long days, the emotional weight, the endless responsibilities, and now, as a parent, I also see the incredible impact teachers have on my own children every single day.

Retiring from education, for many, isn’t exactly leaving the field of education. It is simply a step into a new level of education.

Vicki Bosarge has been a music teacher for over three decades. 

She currently teaches piano, guitar and choir at Resurrection Catholic Middle/High School (RCS) in Pascagoula where she’s been for the past five years. Prior to RCS, she taught at East Central High School for five years, George County Middle School for seven years, and with the Pascagoula School District for 17 years.

In a picture from her time as a volunteer education docent at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Dr. Maria Wallace is in a dive suit, touching hands with little boys through aquarium glass as they gaze up in wonder. From glass-to-glass aquarium meetings to one-on-one discussions, her career centered on finding novel ways to spark interest in science.  

The Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra will close its 106thconcert season with “Ground of White,” a celebration of American music, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Main Street Baptist Church.

Senior interior design majors are hosting a two-day exhibit to showcase their work from throughout their time at Mississippi State.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Gulf Park Campus has recorded its largest membership increase among coast participants following the opening of a new dedicated space in September 2025.

A University of Mississippi researcher will study the earliest stages of planet formation and the chemical abundance of the universe through two new NASA Astrophysics Research and Analysis grants.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Musicwill present a week of free concerts featuring the four concert bands of the University Band program and special guest performances April 27–May 1 on the Hattiesburg campus.

Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability is hosting its fifth annual art show and auction May 2 to benefit its art program for individuals with disabilities.

Mississippi, it’s time to get moving. Let’s increase our physical movement, improve our eating habits, and make ourselves healthier and happier!

The Roy Howard Community Journalism Center received 18 awards Saturday at the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters’ 2026 Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, including nine first-place honors across student and professional divisions.

The Mississippi Rural Education Association is honoring Yazoo County Middle School’s Melanie Davis-Hardy as its Rural Teacher of the Year.

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music will present “Made in America,” a concert of American music, on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center (iMPAC) in Gulfport, Miss. The event will feature voices of the Hattiesburg Choral Union, Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale and choirs from the Harrison County and Jackson County campuses of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, alongside the famed Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) held a joint press conference today at the university’s Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, Miss., to announce a new academic partnership that will allow MGCCC to offer select freshman- and sophomore-level courses on the Southern Miss Gulf Park campus, creating a seamless pathway for students to complete course requirements for select associate and bachelor’s degrees.

By the time the hallway goes quiet, you know what kind of day it is.

Teachers are standing at their doors, offering last-minute smiles and soft encouragement. Pencils are freshly sharpened. Somewhere, a student is whispering, “I’m nervous,” and a teacher is answering, “You’re ready.” It’s testing season in Mississippi—and if you’ve ever been part of a school community, you can feel it the moment you walk in.