Jake McGraw, Author at Rethink Mississippi

Jake McGraw

Jake McGraw is the public policy coordinator at the William Winter Institute and the editor of Rethink Mississippi. A native of Oxford, Jake studied public policy and economics at the University of Mississippi and economic history at the University of Oxford. He currently lives in Jackson. You can contact Jake at jake@winterinstitute.org.

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Weekly roundup: Yes, we can read… and do math

For all of the standardized testing in schools these days, there’s only one exam that measures student achievement across the entire country. It’s the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is actually a set of exams periodically given to representative samples of students in all 50 states and D.C....
November 1, 2019
Analysis
Mississippi’s brain drain crisis in 12 slides
October 12, 2019
Analysis
New Census data, same old story: People keep leaving Mississippi

Mississippi's net migration loss since 2010 is almost equal to the population of Biloxi, the state's fifth-largest city.
December 21, 2017
Editor's Blog
Love it or leave it?

A state representative's abrasive email sheds light on Mississippi's self-destructive mentality.
March 18, 2016
Commentary
Commentary: Mississippi does not have a state lottery. Let’s keep it that way.

The benefits are overstated, the costs are underestimated, and there are much better ways to fund essential services.
January 25, 2016
Analysis
Why doesn’t Mississippi have a lottery?

It's a simple question that requires a complex answer.
January 14, 2016
Analysis
Pre-K study shows that Mississippi kids succeed when given a chance

An analysis of MDE data shows that pre-K attendance can kickstart a positive domino effect that raises the likelihood of long-term academic success.
September 22, 2015
Commentary
Commentary: How to make $60,000 when schools are underfunded

Become a lawyer and represent the Legislature when it evades its responsibility to adequately support public schools.
September 8, 2015
Features
Primary Colors: How Robert Gray’s upset was more than a century in the making

Mississippi's anachronistic primary system made it possible for a mystery man to win the Democratic nomination for governor.
August 14, 2015
Editor's Blog
Watch Jon Stewart’s best segments about Mississippi

Even when 'The Daily Show' hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
August 7, 2015
Commentary
Commentary: The College Board’s dismissal of Dan Jones sets a dangerous precedent

If you take the IHL Board at their word, the University of Mississippi's educational and social mission is subordinate to the quest for financial returns.
March 29, 2015
Education
If you want to stand with Dan Jones, here’s what you can do

Don't take the unjustified firing of Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones lying down.
March 21, 2015
Analysis
Ten things you should know about Mississippi’s tax cut plans

Will the Legislature mortgage the state's long-term fiscal health for an election year boost? Check back for updates.
March 17, 2015
"Honest Mississippi"
‘My Mississippi, Your Mississippi, and Our Mississippi’

The following speech by U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves -- Mississippi's second African American federal judge -- has been shared widely since it was read in his courtroom on February 10. The occasion was a sentencing hearing for the perpetrators of a modern-day lynching: the brutal murder of James Craig...
February 20, 2015