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.
ROGER WICKER: U.S. Senate Votes to Recognize Evers Home in Jackson, Strengthen HBCUs
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
ROGER WICKER: U.S. Senate Votes to Recognize Evers Home in Jackson, Strengthen HBCUs
By Roger Wicker
Feb 18, 2019
In a few weeks, I will take a pilgrimage with an icon of the civil rights movement. I will join a tour of civil rights landmarks in...
Senate approves bills to strengthen federal support for HBCU’s
The Grio
Senate approves bills to strengthen federal support for HBCU’s
By Ny Magee
The U.S. Senate recently passed a pair of bills that will help strengthen federal support for HBCU’s.
According to the Philadelphia Tribune, the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of...
Wicker, Hyde-Smith commend passage of HBCU Partnership Act
News Mississippi
Wicker, Hyde-Smith commend passage of HBCU Partnership Act
By Brittany Land
The U.S. Senate approved legislation cosponsored by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith to strengthen partnerships between federal agencies and Historically Black Colleges and...