Tackling persistent poverty in Mississippi: Ideas from the Mississippi Economic Policy Center’s policy conference
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Report: Mississippi spends $623 less per student than in 2008
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Mississippi ranks among the worst in the country in depth of cuts to school funding since the start of the recession.
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Mississippi’s businesses demand investment, not tax cuts
Despite low taxes, Mississippi ranked 49th in Forbes’s 2013 business climate survey thanks to a poorly-trained labor force and low quality of life.
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Mississippi’s jobs problem is also an income problem
After more than a decade of stagnant wages, one in three jobs in Mississippi does not pay enough to lift a family of four out of poverty.
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Despite moderate recovery, Mississippi’s job market remains the weakest in the nation
At 8 percent, Mississippi?s unemployment rate was the highest in the nation for July.
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Mississippi’s black males are twice as likely to drop out as their peers. This is no time to cut back on education funding.
From 2006 to 2012, the dropout rate for black males in Mississippi schools has been above 20 percent while the dropout rate for all students has declined from 17.6 percent to 13.9 percent.
Is Mississippi providing financial aid for traditional and non-traditional students alike?
Mississippi only allocates 15 cents of every financial aid dollar on the basis of need, while other states designate 71 cents per financial aid dollar.
Report: Mississippi children continue to lack needed resources
Children in Mississippi are falling further behind the rest of the nation?s children in vital areas such as education and health, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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