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Ending grade inflation is the key to academic growth
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Ending grade inflation is the key to academic growth

  • By Rob Picou Contributing Columnist
  • Apr 18, 2026

In our effort to help students succeed, we may have quietly lowered the standards that make success meaningful. Accelerated, advanced programs…

K-12 standardized tests have lost the plot
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K-12 standardized tests have lost the plot

  • By ABBY MCCLOSKEY Contributing columnist
  • Apr 10, 2026

Student test scores aren’t looking good, and schools aren’t being held accountable for poor results. That’s not even considering whether the r…

Balancing the use of tech in the classroom
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Balancing the use of tech in the classroom

  • By Rob Picou Contributing Columnist
  • Mar 7, 2026

A small but determined group of concerned parents recently addressed the Tupelo Public School District Board of Trustees. They requested the b…

Compassion, hope needed to guide students with dyslexia
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Compassion, hope needed to guide students with dyslexia

  • By Rob Picou Contributing Columnist
  • Nov 1, 2025

“There’s something wrong with my brain.”

School choice poses hidden risks
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School choice poses hidden risks

  • By Rob Picou Contributing Columnist
  • Oct 15, 2025

William Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” 

A single letter doesn't tell a school's story
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A single letter doesn't tell a school's story

  • By Rob Picou Contributing Columnist
  • Oct 4, 2025

At the inception of the federal legislation known as No Child Left Behind, I was a teacher in an Inupiaq village in Northern Alaska, 360 miles…

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Carver, Lawhon elementary schools to benefit from bond issue
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Carver, Lawhon elementary schools to benefit from bond issue

  • By CALEB MCCLUSKEY Daily Journal
  • Aug 14, 2025

TUPELO — To many Tupelo residents, next Tuesday will be like any other. But for the teachers, students and staff at the Tupelo Public School D…

Joyner Elementary's Dana Daugherty helps students see what's possible
Mud & Magnolias

Joyner Elementary's Dana Daugherty helps students see what's possible

  • By Hallie Wooley
  • Aug 2, 2025

At Joyner Elementary, Dana Daugherty believes every child is “hers”—and every moment is a chance to inspire joy and learning.

Tupelo High School's Neiko Howell cheers students on every step of the way
Mud & Magnolias

Tupelo High School's Neiko Howell cheers students on every step of the way

  • By Hallie Wooley
  • Aug 2, 2025

From the classroom to the sidelines, Howell empowers Tupelo students with purpose, passion and a positive mindset

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