In our effort to help students succeed, we may have quietly lowered the standards that make success meaningful. Accelerated, advanced programs…
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…
A small but determined group of concerned parents recently addressed the Tupelo Public School District Board of Trustees. They requested the b…
“There’s something wrong with my brain.”
William Faulkner wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
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…
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…
At Joyner Elementary, Dana Daugherty believes every child is “hers”—and every moment is a chance to inspire joy and learning.
From the classroom to the sidelines, Howell empowers Tupelo students with purpose, passion and a positive mindset


