Listen: a conversation with Bracey Harris about school segregation and reopening in COVID
Bracey Harris reports on education in Mississippi for the?The Hechinger?Report, a nonprofit education news service based at Columbia Teachers College.?Her […]
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
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Commentary: A call for a more careful use of rhetoric
A response to recent columns The Daily Mississippian by professors of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi.
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My Mississippi: Delta Dojo
This is an excerpt from the new book, Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta.?
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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.
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Read the fine print on special education vouchers
Special needs students are legally entitled to free, appropriate public education services. In order to accept one of Mississippi’s new $6,500 vouchers, they must waive that right ? with potentially costly consequences.
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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.
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Mississippi leads south in black student suspensions
Black students compose half of Mississippi’s enrollment but receive 74 percent of suspensions according to a new analysis of federal school discipline data.
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College degrees are out of reach for most Mississippians
Mississippi has one of the nation’s lowest rates of higher education attainment and one of the highest rates of student loan default.
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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.
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