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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.


WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL FOR UNMASKING OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CALL FOR UNMASKING OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN

Miss. Senators Cosponsor Resolution to Require End to Nationwide Mask Mandate for Head Start Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined in introducing a resolution to nullify a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) interim final rule (IFR) that requires all staff and volunteers in Head Start educational facilities around the country to be fully vaccinated...

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS USPS ANSWERS ON DELIVERY DELAYS TO THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

HYDE-SMITH SEEKS USPS ANSWERS ON DELIVERY DELAYS TO THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Miss. Senator Part of Bipartisan Push for Independent Investigation into USPS Delivery of Free Materials for the Blind & Physically Handicapped

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Persistent delays in delivering critical mail for the blind and physically handicapped have prompted U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and colleagues to request an investigation of U.S. Postal Service compliance with a federally-funded free...

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  INVESTIGATE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROLE IN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE PARENTS PROTESTING EDUCATION POLICIES

WICKER & HYDE-SMITH:  INVESTIGATE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ROLE IN ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE PARENTS PROTESTING EDUCATION POLICIES 

Miss. Senators Among Senators Requesting Inspectors General Investigation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) this week joined colleagues in seeking an investigation into multiple coordinated efforts by the Biden Administration, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the National Education Association (NEA) to...

Mississippi charters receive $600k in federal grant funding

Mississippi Today

Mississippi charters receive $600k in federal grant funding

By Julia James

Mississippi charter schools received $600,000 in grant funding from the federal government to use on technology and general supplies, the Charter School Authorizer Board announced Monday. 
 
The money...

Opinion | Wanted: More livestock veterinarians in rural communities

Washington Post

Opinion | Wanted: More livestock veterinarians in rural communities

By Cindy Hyde-Smith

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is the former Mississippi commissioner of agriculture and commerce and serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate...