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Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, Rural Education, The South

After years of reform, a sign of hope for a rural Mississippi school

by Jackie Mader June 16, 2015February 9, 2022

This story is the last of a three-part series looking at how Quitman County Elementary School in the rural Mississippi Delta is changing during a year of education reform. This story also appeared in Mississippi Public Broadcasting The number of Mississippi third graders moving on to the fourth grade has jumped from 85 percent to […]

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, Rural Education, The South

In rural Mississippi, social studies gets a Common Core makeover

by Jackie Mader March 9, 2015February 9, 2022

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, Rural Education, The South

In rural Mississippi, optimism for Common Core

by Jackie Mader November 24, 2014February 9, 2022

Children in the Greenwood School District learn about the Summer Food Service Program during a June kick-off event.

Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, The South

In Mississippi, food gap widens during summer

by Jackie Mader July 7, 2014October 21, 2020

Neshoba County branch NAACP president Leroy Clemons lays a bouquet on the memorial of slain civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss. (Photo: Kayleigh Skinner)

Elementary to High School, Lessons from Freedom Summer, Mississippi, News, The South

In Mississippi, summer program attempts to fill gap in civil rights education

by Jackie Mader June 30, 2014October 21, 2020

Sixth grade students at Dixie Attendance Center discuss myths during a group activity. (Photo: Jackie Mader)

Common Core, Elementary to High School, Mississippi, News, Rural Education, The South

In rural Mississippi, a district copes with Common Core changes

by Jackie Mader March 18, 2014February 9, 2022