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  • Analysis

    Mississippi’s brain drain crisis in 12 slides

    By Jake McGraw
    October 12, 2019
  • Analysis

    New Census data, same old story: People keep leaving Mississippi

    Mississippi's net migration loss since 2010 is almost equal to the population of Biloxi, the state's fifth-largest city.

    By Jake McGraw
    December 21, 2017
  • Analysis

    Why doesn’t Mississippi have a lottery?

    It's a simple question that requires a complex answer.

    By Jake McGraw
    January 14, 2016
  • Analysis

    Pre-K study shows that Mississippi kids succeed when given a chance

    An analysis of MDE data shows that pre-K attendance can kickstart a positive domino effect that raises the likelihood of long-term academic success.

    By Jake McGraw
    September 22, 2015
  • Analysis

    Read the fine print on special education vouchers

    Special needs students are legally entitled to free, appropriate public education services. In order to accept one of Mississippi's new $6,500 vouchers, they must waive that right ? with potentially costly consequences.

    By Jeremy Eisler, Mississippi Center for Justice
    September 18, 2015
  • Analysis

    Mississippi leads south in black student suspensions

    Black students compose half of Mississippi's enrollment but receive 74 percent of suspensions according to a new analysis of federal school discipline data.

    By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report
    September 1, 2015
  • Analysis

    Four policies that would close the wage gap for Mississippi women

    White women in make only 79 cents for every dollar earned by white men. The gap is even worse for black women.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    August 14, 2015
  • Analysis

    Healthy food, healthy children, healthy future

    Thanks to a new policy, 250 high-poverty Mississippi schools are offering nutritious breakfast and lunch to all students at no charge.

    By Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    August 14, 2015
  • Analysis

    Supporting working moms is smart economic policy

    More than 300,000 mothers in Mississippi depend on the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    May 14, 2015
  • Analysis

    Mississippi’s leaders thought welfare recipients were on drugs. They were wrong.

    Mississippi has screened 5,578 TANF applicants for drug use since August. Only eight (0.14 percent) have tested positive.

    By Matt Williams, Mississippi Center for Justice
    May 12, 2015
  • Analysis

    College degrees are out of reach for most Mississippians

    Mississippi has one of the nation's lowest rates of higher education attainment and one of the highest rates of student loan default.

    By Jessica Shappley, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    May 2, 2015
  • Analysis

    Closing the book on fiscally-irresponsible tax cuts

    The tax cut proposal defeated during the legislative session would have placed necessary investments at risk without improving the state's economic competitiveness.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    April 16, 2015
  • Analysis

    Updated Senate plan would cut $550 million in corporate and income taxes

    The "compromise" plan adds $170 million to the price tag -- roughly as much as the Legislature underfunded K-12 education this year.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    March 17, 2015
  • Analysis

    Ten things you should know about Mississippi’s tax cut plans

    Will the Legislature mortgage the state's long-term fiscal health for an election year boost? Check back for updates.

    By Jake McGraw
    March 17, 2015
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