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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 SUPPORTS GAO INVESTIGATION OF BOTCHED STUDENT AID PROGRAM

HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS GAO INVESTIGATION OF BOTCHED STUDENT AID PROGRAM

After Delayed Rollout, U.S. Education Dept. Fails to Follow Law to Simplify College Aid Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined a bicameral request for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the Biden administration’s failure to properly implement the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program, delaying students and families’ access to crucial...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS

Bipartisan Resolution Encourages States to Expand Program Embraced by Mississippi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among the primary sponsors of a Senate resolution that recognizes the importance and contributions of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT), a program embraced by the state of Mississippi in its quest to improve educational achievement.

The resolution (S.Res...

HYDE-SMITH CITES GULFPORT PREGNANCY CENTER TO ADVOCATE FEDERAL LEGISLATION

HYDE-SMITH CITES GULFPORT PREGNANCY CENTER TO ADVOCATE FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Senator Delivers Floor Speech Highlighting March for Life & Pregnancy Center Bills She Introduced

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VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Extols Constituent, Women’s Resource Center in Gulfport.
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Advocates Building on Pro-Life History as a Pro-Woman Movement.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Entire Floor Speech on Pregnancy Center Legislation.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)...

A Multi-level Entity Working to Support the Delta 

Delta Business Journal

A Multi-level Entity Working to Support the Delta 

By Jack Criss

Tommy Goodwin, Executive Director of the South Delta Planning and Development District, Inc. based in Greenville since 2016, can’t be accused of hyperbole when he makes the following statement.

“There’s not...

Milwaukee Tool donates $10K to FCCTC in honor of Wentworth

Franklin Advocate

Milwaukee Tool donates $10K to FCCTC in honor of Wentworth

By Paul Keane, Franklin Advocate

Students at the Franklin County Career and Technical Center — especially those in carpentry, welding and construction trades classes — will be the main beneficiary of a $10,000 donation...

U.S. Senate honors Vicksburg’s 200th anniversary

WJTV-TV Jackson

U.S. Senate honors Vicksburg’s 200th anniversary

By Sethanie Smith

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) celebrated Senate passage of their resolution commemorating the bicentennial and historical significance of the City of...