When will all students be able to receive an excellent education?
One day, all children in this nation will have an opportunity to attain an excellent education. When is that day? One day, all children in Mississippi will have an opportunity to attain an excellent...
View ArticleMississippi River Marathon hopes to raise money and awareness
The inaugural Mississippi River Marathon started with a conversation between two Teach for America corps members. Those putting on the race, set for February in Greenville and Lake Village, Ark., say...
View ArticleFroyo y’all: Couple brings ‘delicious’ dessert to Delta
The next time you’re on Cotton Row in Cleveland look for the two teachers serving frozen yogurt. Suzette Matthews and her fiancée Matty Bengloff decided to open up Delta Dairy Frozen Yogurt in April to...
View ArticleKEEPING OUR EYE ON: Elizabeth Harris
Age: 30 Position: Director, District & Alumni Partnerships, Company: Teach For America Laurel native Elizabeth Harris- known to her friends as “Biz”- says she always wanted to be an attorney until...
View ArticleDeborah Elmore named Teach for America VP
Teach For America has appointed Deborah Elmore as the vice president of teacher leadership development in the Mississippi region. Elmore has 36 years of experience teaching and leading schools and...
View ArticleCrews hired as UM education development officer
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi has hired former newspaper executive Billy Crews as its new development officer in the School of Education. Ole Miss officials say in a news release that Crews...
View ArticleTeach for America names Deborah Elmore Vice president of teacher leadership...
OXFORD, Mississippi — Teach For America today announced the appointment of Deborah Elmore as the vice president of teacher leadership development in the Mississippi region. Elmore has 36 years of...
View ArticleTeach for America-Delta awarded $4.3M grant from Walton Family Foundation
Teach for America in the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta region will share a $4.3 million grant by the Walton Family Foundation to support placement of 1,000 teachers in grades K-12 over the next two...
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