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.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
ARC chooses three local professionals for leadership institute
By Michaela Gibson Morris
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three Northeast Mississippians have been chosen to join the first Appalachian Leadership Institute.
The Appalachian Regional Commission...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Northeast Mississippi school districts receive $3.75 federal education grant
By Taylor Vance
Four school districts in Northeast Mississippi will continue to receive portions of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to promote STEM...
Public Now
Over Quarter Of Senate Cosponsoring Cassidy’s College Transparency Act
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WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), a member of the Senate's education committee, today announced 26 senators have signed their names onto the bipartisan College Transparency Act...
Jackson Free Press
Millsaps Windgate Center, USM Air Force Program and MSU GEAR UP Grant
By Dustin Cardon
Millsaps College held a dedication ceremony for its new Windgate Visual Arts Center on Thursday, Sept. 5. The building, located on the west side of the Millsaps campus, allowed the college to...
Mississippi State University News
MSU awarded $27.9 million federal grant to support college access and readiness
Mississippi State will lead the GEAR UP Mississippi initiative after receiving a $27.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The program will bring MSU together with...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
Joint Labor Department, Delta Regional Authority, Appalachian Regional Commission Program Will Benefit 14 Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $4.1 million in U.S. Department of Labor grants to support three workforce development projects in rural Mississippi.
The grants, which will support infrastructure upgrades to strengthen workforce development and...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FULL BORDER WALL FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Homeland Security Measure Cleared for Senate Debate with Increases for Border Security, Immigration Enforcement, FEMA Disaster Relief Fund & U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today fully supported a Senate Appropriations Committee measure to provide full funding for President Trump’s border security initiatives, including the border wall.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the committee and...
HYDE-SMITH GAINS COMMITTEE OKAY FOR FY2020 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Measure that Denies Calls for Congressional Pay Raise is Hyde-Smith’s First as Subcommittee Chairman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, today earned unanimous committee approval of a FY2020 funding measure that denies a pay raise for members of Congress and funds security requirements for the U.S. Capitol Complex.
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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH, THOMPSON & GUEST ANNOUNCE $3.75 MILLION FOR 12 MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Federal Funding Will Support Advanced STEM Courses in Rural, High-Poverty Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Congressmen Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today announced a $3.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Mississippi Public School Consortium for Educational Access.
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MISS. LAWMAKERS CHEER SELECTION OF SOUTHERN MISS TO OPERATE NEW RESEARCH VESSEL
USM to Lead Gulf of Mexico Research Operations for National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Representative Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), today welcomed the news that the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as the operating institution for a newly-constructed Regional Class Research...
