Families As Allies

09/06/2026

A whole different experience.

09/05/2026

Literacy Meeting for K-3 Families (Moss Point)
September 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key assessments and requirements. Learn how the Literacy-Based Promotion Act supports early reading success.

Visit our events page for more information.

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key Literacy-Based Promotion Act assessments and requirements.

09/05/2026

Literacy Meeting for K-3 Families (Jackson, MS)
September 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key assessments and requirements. Learn how the Literacy-Based Promotion Act supports early reading success.

Visit our events page for more information.

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key Literacy-Based Promotion Act assessments and requirements.

09/04/2026

Literacy Meeting for K-3 Families
September 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key assessments and requirements. Learn how the Literacy-Based Promotion Act supports early reading success.

Visit our events page for more information

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key Literacy-Based Promotion Act assessments and requirements.

09/04/2026

Literacy Meeting for K-3 Families
September 8 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm CDT

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key assessments and requirements. Learn how the Literacy-Based Promotion Act supports early reading success.

Visit our events page for more information.

Regional literacy meetings help families of K–3 students understand key Literacy-Based Promotion Act assessments and requirements.

09/03/2026

Su***de Prevention symposium
September 9 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pm CDT

Discover the Su***de Prevention Symposium, an event focused on silencing stigma, inspiring connection, and strengthening community mental health.

For more informaiton, visit our event page.

Discover the Su***de Prevention Symposium focused on silencing stigma, inspiring connection, and strengthening community mental health.

09/03/2026

They wouldn’t make way for Judy, so she forged her own path.

Being Heumann is in select theaters November 6. Streaming November 13 on Apple TV.

[Image Description: Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann sits in her wheelchair on a busy street with her hands raised up in protest, as a large car approaches her. Text on the image reads: An Apple Original Film, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Based on a true story (but “story” is crossed out and replaced with “revolution”), from Siân Heder, director of the Academy award-winning best picture, CODA, BEING HEUMANN, screenplay by Siân Heder and Rebekah Taussig, directed by Siân Heder, in select theaters Nov 6 streaming Nov 13.]

09/02/2026

Supportive Coaching for Parents Supporting Other Parents
September 9, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT

For any parents supporting other parents in any system. Parent peer support specialists, parent consultants, parent educators, and parents who have completed parent peer support training are strongly encouraged to attend. We will discuss current trends in parent peer support, national standards for parent peer support, continuing education opportunities, and local and state issues affecting parent peer support. The group also provides support and coaching for any specific issues participants share. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 12:00 p.m. We ask that anyone attending respect the confidentiality of the group.

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For any parents supporting other parents in any system. Meetings held on the second Wednesday of the month at 12 noon.

09/01/2026

It's that time of year!This resource shows how the Mississippi Department Of Education plans to support the behavior of all children in public schools across the state.

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09/01/2026

Legislature passes youth court overhaul after special session gets snagged in PBM politics.

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Mississippi legislators wrapped up a two-day special session Thursday night after agreeing on a plan to overhaul the state's youth court system and arguing over whether to tackle another contentious issue — changing laws that deal with pharmacy benefit managers.