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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.

Posted inMississippi

Local control of schools leads to a patchwork of reopening plans

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris July 24, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inCritical Condition: The Students the Pandemic Hit Hardest

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

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris June 27, 2020November 24, 2020
Teen Health Mississippi
Posted inNews

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

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris June 26, 2020October 21, 2020
Mississippi schools
Posted inMississippi

A new playbook for summer school

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris June 12, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inMississippi

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

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris May 29, 2020October 21, 2020
LeMya Vaughn completes an activity on her kindergarten readiness program, UPSTART.
Posted inNews

An online program for preschoolers expands because of coronavirus

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris May 15, 2020October 21, 2020
Praxis
Posted inNews

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

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris May 1, 2020October 21, 2020
Posted inElementary to High School

‘I can’t really give them any answers’: A Mississippi teacher deals with the fallout of the coronavirus

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris April 17, 2020October 21, 2020
Mississippi schools
Posted inElementary to High School

Planning ahead to catch up students when school reopens after coronavirus

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris April 3, 2020October 21, 2020
mississippi school closings
Posted inElementary to High School

Double whammy? State allegedly misspends funds for Mississippi’s poorest, now COVID-19 closes schools

Avatar photo by Bracey Harris March 20, 2020October 21, 2020

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