Every two years, the NAEP report card analyzes testing data in public schools and releases scores for each state or jurisdiction in two categories: mathematics and reading. Tests in both categories are given to fourth-graders and eighth-graders.

Some taxpayers in Mississippi may be receiving a $1,400 stimulus check this month, but it depends on 2021 tax returns. Here's what we know.

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

The Trump administration sought to pause federal dollars to some grantees as it tries to uproot policies like diversity, equity and inclusion. Schools and universities worried important programs could be halted.

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish

The No. 8 Vols will host the No. 12 Wildcats on Tuesday, but this matchup is different from years past. For the first time in 15 years, John Calipari will

The Texas athletic department reported a surplus for the third consecutive fiscal year. The Longhorns will need those funds going forward.

The Mississippi State Department of Health confirmed the first pediatric flu death of the 2024-25 season on Friday, Jan. 24. Have you had a flu shot?

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, began in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The first case of the virus was identified in December 2019 and was linked to a seafood market in ...

Toothless guidelines, inadequate testing and long delays in releasing data — echoes of the missteps during the Covid-19 pandemic — have squandered opportunities for containing the outbreak ...

Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov.

RFK Jr., a known vaccine-sceptic, faces his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Senators have already spoken to him, highlighting the importance of vaccination, and, shortly after the election, he promised not to “take away” anybody’s vaccines, according to NBC.