For DeSoto County students, getting a head start in college begins at The W
Nora Miller, president of the Mississippi University for Women, left, and Cory Uselton, superintendent of Desoto County Schools, signed a memorandum of understanding Monday, Dec. 1, creating career pathway programs and expanding dual enrollment options for local high school students. (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
Mississippi University for Women (The W) and DeSoto County Schools have formalized a new partnership creating eight career pathway programs and expanding dual enrollment options for local high school students.
Leaders from The W and DeSoto County Schools signed a memorandum of understanding Monday, Dec. 1, at the district’s central office in Hernando.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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