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The Hechinger Report

Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education

Category: Mississippi

The largely poor and rural state of Mississippi suffers from the highest rate of childhood poverty in the country, along with some of the lowest scores on standardized tests. A legacy of racism and segregation are among the roadblocks that keep the children of Mississippi from reaching their full potential.

When schools reopen, we may not have enough teachers

by Bracey Harris and Neal Morton September 3, 2020November 20, 2020

In Las Vegas, where more than 1 in 6 workers are now unemployed, Fernando Valenzuela decided to quit his job this summer. He’s one of nearly 4,300 substitute teachers in the Clark County School District earning roughly $100 per day, without sick leave or health coverage.

‘We just pick up the pieces’: As a new school year starts, this Mississippi Delta community is fighting for survival

by Bracey Harris August 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Why Black families are choosing to keep their kids remote when schools reopen

by Bracey Harris August 7, 2020October 21, 2020

Local control of schools leads to a patchwork of reopening plans

by Bracey Harris July 24, 2020October 21, 2020

Homework in a McDonald’s parking lot: Inside one mother’s fight to help her kids get an education during coronavirus

by Bracey Harris June 27, 2020November 24, 2020

‘It’s very hard for us to get things we need’: Thousands of Mississippi teens face hunger and homelessness in pandemic

by Bracey Harris June 26, 2020October 21, 2020

A new playbook for summer school

by Bracey Harris June 12, 2020October 21, 2020

‘You’re stuck’: America wants to reopen its economy. It won’t happen without schools or child care

by Bracey Harris May 29, 2020October 21, 2020

An online program for preschoolers expands because of coronavirus

by Bracey Harris May 15, 2020October 21, 2020

Coronavirus is making it easier to become a teacher in a state with severe shortage of educators

by Bracey Harris May 1, 2020October 21, 2020

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