My Mississippi: A setback and a sigh
HB 1523 has been on the minds of Mississippi natives living in other parts of the country. For many, it underscores why they left.
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Mississippi’s leaders thought welfare recipients were on drugs. They were wrong.
Mississippi has screened 5,578 TANF applicants for drug use since August. Only eight (0.14 percent) have tested positive.
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Commentary: 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.
Budget recommendation shortchanges schools and Medicaid
Despite revenue growth and full reserves, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee’s FY2016 proposal fails to adequately fund the state’s education and health commitments.
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Principal predicts ‘chaos’ if Mississippi drops Common Core
Enterprise Attendance Center Principal Shannon Eubanks says the suggestion to drop Mississippi?s standards is ?political pandering.?
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‘The Rule of Law’: An immigration attorney?s response to Gov. Bryant?s comments on unaccompanied minors
Governor Bryant?s letter to President Obama demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of U.S. immigration and constitutional law.
Rethinking the Month: The ‘get caught up so you can enjoy the summer’ edition
Don’t waste your summer online. This quick recap with bring you up to speed with everything happening at Rethink Mississippi.
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An open letter to Gov. Phil Bryant, re: Common Core
Commentary: Gov. Bryant claims to be protecting teachers from government intervention, but jamming the brakes at the eleventh hour would amount to an even greater intrustion into the classroom than any promulgated by the Common Core.
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The Common Core difference, from a teacher’s perspective
Common Core gave me the flexibility to teach to my students’ individual needs without compromising essential learning goals that ensured they would be ready for college or careers upon graduation.
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How the Common Core literacy standards could have improved this anti-Common Core Facebook post
All Mississippians could benefit from the rigorous new literacy standards.