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Lampton earns degree
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Thu,12/30/21-12:21PM , 1,887 Reads
Jones College Practical Nursing graduate Ta'kyra Lampton receives her diploma from Rod Tolbert and received her nursing pin from Jones College Practical Nursing Director Amy Myers at the Lamp Lighting, Pinning and Graduation Ceremony at Jones College.

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MDE: U.S. Department of Education approves Mississippi’s plan for use of American Rescue Plan funds to support K-12 schools and students, distributes remaining $543 million to state
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Thu,12/30/21-12:06PM , 1,285 Reads 29,863 Statewide
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Education:
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The settlement that aimed to desegregate higher education in Mississippi, explained
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,12/28/21-9:24AM , 1,213 Reads 18,118 Statewide

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It’s been 20 years since Mississippi’s HBCUs settled for $500 million. Here’s what happened since.
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Mississippi's Education and Research where the Institutions of Higher Learning has its offices. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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Here are the salaries of every IHL college president since 2008
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/27/21-3:24PM , 1,003 Reads 15,807 Statewide
The presidents of Mississippi’s three predominately white research institutions have seen their salaries balloon since 2008.
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