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, THOMPSON & GUEST ANNOUNCE $3.75 MILLION FOR 12 MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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
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...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR U.S. SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
Application Deadline is Oct. 11 for $10,000 Scholarship Program
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today reminded Mississippi high school juniors and seniors of an October 11 deadline to apply for the 2020 U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
In its 58th year, the USSYP will award two students from Mississippi with an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and a $10...
30 senators to urge FCC to reverse Ligado decision
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30 senators to urge FCC to reverse Ligado decision
By Joe Gould
WASHINGTON ― A bipartisan group of 30 senators are expected to send the Federal Communications Commission a letter urging it to reverse course on its decision to allow Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile broadband...
Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay
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Telehealth’s expansion may be here to stay
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By Gopal Ratnam and Jinitzail Hernandez
As thousands of patients struck by COVID-19 rushed to seek treatment in overcrowded New York City hospitals, intensive care specialists more than 350 miles away at the University of Pittsburgh...
Higher Ed Institutions To Receive Cares Act Funding
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Higher Ed Institutions To Receive Cares Act Funding
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Over $55 million will be going into Mississippi’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities or minority-serving institutions.
According to a release from U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith this week...