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.
WRJW-AM Picayune
Pearl River receives $2 million grant for Aviation and Aerospace Workforce Academy
Alexx Kennedy
POPLARVILLE, Miss. —The Department of Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced Friday that Pearl River Community College will be awarded a $2 million grant for use in the...
Vicksburg Post
Hinds workforce program receives Department of Labor grant
By Staff Reports
The Department of Labor Monday announced $4.1 million in grants to support three workforce development projects in rural Mississippi, one of which is at Hinds Community College.
The grants support...
News Mississippi
U.S. Department of Commerce invests to support growth of aviation and aerospace workforce in Mississippi
By Andi Davis
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Pearl...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
ARC chooses three local professionals for leadership institute
By Michaela Gibson Morris
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Three Northeast Mississippians have been chosen to join the first Appalachian Leadership Institute.
The Appalachian Regional Commission...
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo
Northeast Mississippi school districts receive $3.75 federal education grant
By Taylor Vance
Four school districts in Northeast Mississippi will continue to receive portions of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to promote STEM...
Public Now
Over Quarter Of Senate Cosponsoring Cassidy’s College Transparency Act
Distributed by Public
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), a member of the Senate's education committee, today announced 26 senators have signed their names onto the bipartisan College Transparency Act...
Jackson Free Press
Millsaps Windgate Center, USM Air Force Program and MSU GEAR UP Grant
By Dustin Cardon
Millsaps College held a dedication ceremony for its new Windgate Visual Arts Center on Thursday, Sept. 5. The building, located on the west side of the Millsaps campus, allowed the college to...
Mississippi State University News
MSU awarded $27.9 million federal grant to support college access and readiness
Mississippi State will lead the GEAR UP Mississippi initiative after receiving a $27.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The program will bring MSU together with...
HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $4.1 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE PROJECTS IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI
Joint Labor Department, Delta Regional Authority, Appalachian Regional Commission Program Will Benefit 14 Mississippi Counties
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced $4.1 million in U.S. Department of Labor grants to support three workforce development projects in rural Mississippi.
The grants, which will support infrastructure upgrades to strengthen workforce development and...
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS FULL BORDER WALL FUNDING IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
Homeland Security Measure Cleared for Senate Debate with Increases for Border Security, Immigration Enforcement, FEMA Disaster Relief Fund & U.S. Coast Guard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today fully supported a Senate Appropriations Committee measure to provide full funding for President Trump’s border security initiatives, including the border wall.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the committee and...
