JANS – Jackson Public Schools has taken a major step in preparing future journalists and civic leaders.
The capital city’s six public high schools – Callaway, Forest Hill, Jim Hill, Lanier, Murrah, and Provine – were selected for the inaugural cohort of the Mississippi High School Journalism Project, a statewide effort to revitalize journalism education.
Led by The Bell and funded by Press Forward Mississippi, this new initiative will establish credit-bearing journalism classes and student newsrooms in 18 public high schools across the state, closing a critical gap in media access and civic education…