
Senator Hyde-Smith understands the importance of education to ensure a better future for Mississippi children and their ability to be part of an economically-strong state. The Senator believes in the importance of state and local control of public education, while recognizing the role of the federal government to support educational achievement across the country.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also supportive of the significant federal research and development initiatives involving Mississippi institutions of higher learning—work that, among other things, improves American competitiveness, national security and agricultural production.
HYDE-SMITH & EDUCATION SEC. DEVOS SHARE COMMON GOAL TO PROMOTE CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO RURAL STUDENTS
HYDE-SMITH & EDUCATION SEC. DEVOS SHARE COMMON GOAL TO PROMOTE CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO RURAL STUDENTS
At Appropriations Hearing, Senator Sees Career-Tech Programs Helping Fill Empty Well-Paying Jobs
VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Education Secretary discuss career and technical education
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today found common ground with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on the need to increase opportunities for students to purse good jobs...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COMMEND PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR SIGNING LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR & MYRLIE EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH COMMEND PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR SIGNING LEGISLATION TO DESIGNATE MEDGAR & MYRLIE EVERS HOME AS A NATIONAL MONUMENT
Miss. Senators Championed Efforts to Make Jackson Civil Rights Landmark Part of the National Park System

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers home in Jackson, Miss. (Photo by U.S. Civil Rights Trail)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today commended President Trump for signing the Natural Resources Management Act (S.47)...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.0 MILLION GRANT TO ADVANCE MANUFACTURING IN MISSISSIPPI
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $1.0 MILLION GRANT TO ADVANCE MANUFACTURING IN MISSISSIPPI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced a $1.0 million Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) grant to support a Mississippi Manufacturers Association (MMA) program to improve the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturing sector.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology grant will support ongoing work by the MEP Center for Mississippi, a MMA-led initiative...
Congress Should Act to Address Long-Term Economic Ramifications of COVID-19
Mississippi Municipalities
Congress Should Act to Address Long-Term Economic Ramifications of COVID-19
By Cindy Hyde-Smith, U.S. Senator
October 2020 Volume 69 Number 3
We find ourselves this fall in a reality no one could have predicted last spring before the novel coronavirus disrupted every...
USDA grants TEC $4.6 million for rural internet expansion
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
USDA grants TEC $4.6 million for rural internet expansion
By Melissa Rademaker
BAY SPRINGS, Miss. (WDAM) - Mississippi is getting more than $4 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand broadband internet in five counties. The investment is part...
Brookhaven couple honored as adoptive parents
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Brookhaven couple honored as adoptive parents
By Brett Campbell
A Brookhaven couple was honored this week in a national ceremony as adoptive parents.
Josh and Olivia Watts were nominated by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R, of Brookhaven) for the Congressional Coalition on...