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AnalysisPre-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.
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CommentaryCommentary: 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.
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FeaturesPrimary 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.
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Editor's BlogWatch Jon Stewart’s best segments about Mississippi
Even when 'The Daily Show' hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
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CommentaryCommentary: 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.
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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.
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AnalysisTen 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.
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"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...
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AnalysisWhat does the Legislature’s alternative mean for Initiative 42?
It makes it harder to pass. Plain and simple.
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AnalysisThese are the countries with lower infant mortality rates than Mississippi
Nearly 10 out of every 1,000 children do not survive their first year of life, making Mississippi one of the riskiest places to be born in the developed world.
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CommentaryCommentary: Will Gov. Bryant’s poverty plans ever go beyond ‘welfare junkies’ and ‘dice-shooting deadbeats’?
The governor of the country's poorest state has exhausted all the stereotpyes about poverty. This is his last legislative session before reelection to address the needs of real people.
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Editor's BlogStephen Colbert’s best Mississippi-themed segments
Even when "The Colbert Report" hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
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Child Well-BeingThe myth that allows Mississippi to ignore a third of its children
The handful of Mississippians who have risen from poverty to prominence occupy more space in our imaginations -- and our TVs, books, blogs, etc. -- than combined stories of the 256,000 Mississippi children currently living in poverty.
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Editor's BlogEgg Bowl ticket or rent? Which would you pick?
Mississippi's football success is getting very, very expensive.