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Educational materials are seen inside the classroom of Mary Craite in Riverside Elementary School in Waterford Township. The district has made big investments in improving literacy.
When Mississippi overhauled its literacy education in 2013, one of the most controversial pieces was a policy to retain third graders if they couldn’t pass the reading portion of the state’s English language arts...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions into...
BILOXI, Miss., When nine young adults tossed their mortarboards into the air at the Little Biloxi Theatre on June 20, it wasn’t their first time graduating from high school. After an emotional celebration that honored...
Weeks before the first day of school, teachers across Mississippi say state leaders have made it more difficult for them to access money for classroom supplies.  Educators have to complete training before they’re...
For the third year in a row, Gov. Tate Reeves opted out of a state-federal partnership that would have given summer grocery benefits to roughly 320,000 Mississippi children who rely on free meals during the school...
Fourth grade literacy gains earned Mississippi national acclaim. But that achievement tapers off as students advance to higher grades.  Lawmakers are putting millions toward changing that.  Mississippi has...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Touting his state’s soaring literacy scores, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged Oklahoma leaders to commit to tough reading policies. This year, Oklahoma enacted similar literacy laws as Mississippi...
Mississippi continues to outperform most of the nation in education, according to a new report, but health outcomes for children remain dismal.  The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, published annually by the Annie...
In poorer states like Oklahoma, we’ve often heard a sardonic refrain whenever the conversation turns to bad news about health or education: “Thank God for Mississippi.” I grew up hearing that line. However bad things...