Chalkboard Ch@t

Tune into Chalkboard Chat during the month of July for “Mississippi Prison Education & Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.On July 30th, we’ll have an in-depth chat with father and son duo, Dickie and Zach Scruggs, co-founders of 2nd Chance MS, a non-profit organization, helping to remove barriers that prevent adult students from obtaining a High School Equivalency and /or an Employable Workforce Certification.We'll also sit down with Melvin Anderson, CEO of Southern Dreams Prevention Services, an at-risk advocacy and community based program that focuses on the well-being of juveniles and their families, in addition to Pearl Bailey, Director of Home Visiting and Training with Healthy Families Mississippi.For more information about MPB Education visit:education.mpbonline.org

Tune into Chalkboard Chat during the month of July for “Mississippi Prison Education & Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.On this episode, we chat withDr. Linda Keena, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Mississippi about her implementation of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative curriculum at the Mississippi StatePenitentiary(MSP), also known asParchmanFarm, as part of a pre-release program. We also sit down with Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Founder and CEO Gary Schoeniger, to discuss his entrepreneurial mindset education.For more information about MPB Education visit:education.mpbonline.org

Tune into Chalkboard Chat during the month of July for “Mississippi Prison Education & Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.On this episode, we chat withDr. Linda Keena, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Mississippi about her implementation of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative curriculum at the Mississippi StatePenitentiary(MSP), also known asParchmanFarm, as part of a pre-release program. We also sit down with Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Founder and CEO Gary Schoeniger, to discuss his entrepreneurial mindset education.For more information about MPB Education visit:education.mpbonline.org

Tune into Chalkboard Chat during the month of July for “Mississippi Prison Education & Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.On this episode, we chat with Mississippi Humanities Council’s Assistant Director, Carol Andersen and Project Coordinator for Prison Education, Carla Falkner about the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Award to support Community College Education in Mississippi Prisons. We also sit down with Dr. Ben Cloyd, Vice President for Effectiveness and Enrollment at Mississippi Delta Community College, to discuss his administrative role implementing and monitoring the HEP (Higher Education in Prison) program at Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman Farm.For more information about MPB Education visit: education.mpbonline.org

Tune into Chalkboard Chat’s July “Mississippi Prison Education & Reentry”, 3-part episode series, as we discuss education and re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals.On July 2nd, we chat with Mississippi Humanities Council’s Assistant Director, Carol Andersen and Project Coordinator for Prison Education, Carla Falkner about the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Award to support Community College Education in Mississippi Prisons.On July 16th’s Slate Session episode, the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Founder and CEO Gary Schoeniger, sits down to discuss how Dr. Linda Keena of the University of Mississippi, implemented his ELI curriculum as part of a pre-release program.On July 30th, we’ll have an in-depth chat with father and son duo, Dickie and Zach Scruggs, co-founders of 2nd Chance MS, a non-profit organization, helping to remove barriers that prevent adult students from obtaining a High School Equivalency and /or an Employable Workforce Certification.

Slate Sessions: 201 with Samantha Cotterill, Author and Illustrator of the "Little Senses" book series, created for any kid who sometimes feels anxious or overwhelmed, but especially for kids who are on the autism spectrum and/or have sensory issues. The fourth book in the series, It Was Supposed to Be Sunny, provides gentle guidance to help every kid navigate schedule changes, manage expectations, and cope with overwhelming situations. More information can be found at samanthacotterill.com."Slate Sessions" are Chalkboard Ch@t bonus episodes where education enthusiasts from across the U.S. offer tools, tips and beneficial practices. If you or anyone you know is a teacher, professor, mentor, childcare provider, author or an education enthusiast and would like to be featured on a future “Slate Sessions” episode, email the show host at germaine.flood@mpbonline.org.