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News United States » Mississippi » Education: States Are Learning the Wrong Lesson From the ‘Mississippi Miracle’

News channel or source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/mississippi-education-miracle/686731/
Published on: Thursday 09 April 2026

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. No story has caught the imagination of education reformers this decade quite like the “Mississippi miracle.” ...

News United States » Mississippi » Education: Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Mississippi Falling Well Behind Neighboring States on Education Choice

News channel or source: https://heartland.org/publications/research-commentary-new-index-shows-mississippi-falling-well-behind-neighboring-states-on-education-choice/
Published on: Sunday 03 August 2025

A new report shows Mississippi is falling behind in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by ...

News United States » Mississippi » Education: Why Southern States Are Outperforming Others in Education

News channel or source: https://www.city-journal.org/article/mississippi-louisiana-alabama-education-schools-southern-states
Published on: Sunday 21 December 2025

The education story of the year has been the “Southern Surge.” An intrepid group of southern states have led the nation in post-pandemic recovery. In a decade, Mississippi moved from 49th to seventh ...

News United States » Mississippi » Education: These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/red-states-good-schools.html
Published on: Sunday 08 February 2026

Students at an elementary school in Hollandale, Miss.Credit... Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Lynsey Addario Mr. Kristof is an Opinion Columnist who reported from Alabama and ...

News United States » Mississippi » Education: Mississippi should keep United States history assessment

News channel or source: https://www.djournal.com/pontotoc/news/mississippi-should-keep-united-states-history-assessment/article_5aab64ef-00d9-43ee-9a5d-b3635f27a4b6.html
Published on: Friday 20 June 2025

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Mary Werner, Mississippi Education Board Member, penned an op-ed in Mississippi Today on the importance of keeping the U.S. history assessment in public schools ...