Ensuring High-Quality Education in the Classroom
Defabian is an 8 year-old elementary student in Leflore County, Mississippi. He loves sports—mostly football and baseball—and he is an active member of the Boy Scouts. Defabian started the school year making D’s and F’s and showed little interest in participating in the classroom, particularly during reading lessons. His teacher, Tonya Buford, noted his withdrawal […]
Greenwood Public School District Poised to Improve Student Academic Success
The Foundation for the Mid South is investing in improving the academic success of the students of today and tomorrow in the Greenwood Public School District. The Foundation is supporting the district with a $1.5 million grant over three years to expand master teacher/administrator professional development activities. The goals of the grant are to: Improve the […]
Students Get Up Close and Personal with the Civil Rights Movement
“To be honest, I didn’t know the Freedom Riders existed,” said Tegi Jenkins, an 18-year-old nursing major at the University of Southern Mississippi. Now, she can tell you all about them. Tegi, a nursing student at the University of Southern Mississippi, experienced a firsthand account of the Freedom Riders’ noncompliance. As a result of a […]
Males Of Color: Cultivating Leaders for Today And Tomorrow
The goal of our education work is to help students achieve academic success. As we move deeper into the 21st century, post secondary education is essential to meet shifting demands. The national high school graduation rate is 78.2%. In the mid south states graduations rates are lower than the national average-Mississippi 63.8%, Louisiana 68.8%, and Arkansas […]
Center for Family Life’s Fusion Program
The Foundation for the Mid South supported an innovative summer program aimed at keepting male students interested in education by using math and science. The goal is to get students to do better in school, graduate, and earn good incomes.
Using Math and Science to Keep Students on the Path to Graduation
Math gets a bad rap. It doesn’t seem as glamorous as a foreign language, and some say it’s even more boring than History. And its sister, Science, isn’t seen much better. But one organization, Fusion, is working to show kids that Math and Science can be fun, even downright exciting.Fusion started as a free science […]
Education Priority
The Foundation for the MId South works to ensure students in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi reach academic success through high-quality education.
Males of Color
The challenges facing males of color across the Mid South have created monumental disparities in comparison to other groups over the decades. Males of color are too often left without quality education and guidance to move them towards achievement in higher education and career preparation. Combined, these issues entrap males of color and their families […]