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.
Magnolia Tribune
Immersive virtual reality lessons coming to Mississippi charter schools
A Mississippi technology company will work with state charter schools to provide professional development and tailored VR content.
By Jeremy Pittari
Students attending one of the 10 charter schools in...
Brookhaven Daily Leader
Camp Kamassa host first group of guests, makes progress
By Hunter Cloud
CRYSTAL SPRINGS — Six years after Camp Kamassa first broke ground, the camp for people with special needs and disabilities was able to hold its first camp. Radically Against Dystrophy, a summer camp...
MISS. SENATORS, COLLEAGUES TO NCAA: KEEP BIOLOGICAL MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS
Senators Sign Letter Seeking NCAA Student-Athlete Policies that Protect Women’s Sports
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today encouraged National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) President Charlie Baker to update the associate’s student-athlete participation policy to require that only biological women can participate in NCAA women’s sports.
The Mississippi...
HYDE-SMITH PROMOTES MISS. RURAL HEALTH, CAREER TRAINING IN LABOR-HHS FUNDING BILL
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2025 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined her colleagues on the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve a funding bill that will support Mississippi’s rural health and job training initiatives.
The FY2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Bill...
HYDE-SMITH OFFERS BILL TO STRENGTHEN NIH RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IN SMALLER STATES
Bill Seeks to Ensure Future of NIH Institutional Development Award Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to strengthen a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program that aims to build U.S. biomedical research capacity by distributing funding more broadly around the country.
Hyde-Smith introduced the IDeA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S.4968) to amend the...
HYDE-SMITH, AN ORIGINAL COSPONSOR, VOTES FOR PASSAGE OF KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
U.S. Senate Moves Forward on First Major Internet Safety Legislation Since 1998
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted for Senate passage of sweeping legislation intended to establish new standards for holding Big Tech accountable in order to protect children from online dangers.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which the Senate approved...
HYDE-SMITH PUTS PUBLIC SAFETY FOCUS ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE & SCIENCE FUNDING BILL
Senate Committee Approves FY2025 Commerce, Justice & Science Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today highlighted public safety matters she worked to include in the FY2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations Bill, which received committee approval Thursday.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee that approved the CJS Appropriations Bill...
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Mississippi Congressmen release Declaration of Independence video
By WDAM Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WDAM) - Wednesday, the Mississippi Congressional Delegation released a video reading portions of the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed...
HYDE-SMITH, COMMITTEE APPROVE AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE
Miss. Senator Serves on Subcommittee that Crafted FY2025 Agriculture, Rural Development Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday helped provide unanimous committee approval of funding legislation that supports agricultural and rural development needs in Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee that drafted the FY2025 Agriculture, Rural...
Newsweek
To Address Infertility, It's Time To Give Real Reproductive Health Options | Opinion
By Natalie Dodson and Emma Waters
Senate Democrats have made ensuring access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) a top priority. But the current legislative attempts to "protect" IVF are pointless. The...
