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CommentaryOp-Ed: Creating a truly “fair” workers’ compensation system
The Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance advocates for workers' compensation reforms that puts the needs of workers first.
By Brock Grosso -
CommentaryThree New Year’s resolutions for Mississippi
This is the time of the year for self-improvement. Mississippi should start by creating universal pre-K, supporting Jackson's growth, and a adopting new spirit of innovation.
By Jake McGraw -
CommentaryFour numbers to remember from 2013
292 million; 19.7%; 0; 161. Find out what they meant to Mississippi in 2013.
By Jake McGraw -
CommentaryCommentary: Gov. Bryant’s education decree is both meaningless and irresponsible
Instead of taking opportunity to educate the public about the state-adopted Common Core standards, the governor chose duplicity.
By Jake McGraw -
Commentary
To succeed, Mississippi’s school leaders need the flexibility to fail (and try again)
Several schools have implemented new research showing that character strengths such as determination and resilience are better predictors of life success than mere intelligence. Mississippi's education decision-makers should adopt the same values when tackling the state's education challenges -- first by promoting innovative, high-capacity school leadership.
By Erika Berry -
"Honest Mississippi"Conversing About Community: Jackson’s problems demand honesty, not platitudes
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, former Gov. Haley Barbour, and Rev. Keith Tonkel were on their best behavior at Operation Shoestring's "Conversation About Community." In doing so, they missed an opportunity for the frank public discussion that Jackson's problems deserve.
By Grace Williams -
CommentaryTeen pregnancy is a big enough problem in Mississippi. Let’s not invent another one.
Mississippi's new law requiring doctors to take DNA samples from umbilical cords of mothers under 16 was hailed by supporters as a key step toward combatting teen pregnancy. Instead, by ignoring the real causes of unplanned pregnancies, it risks exacerbating the problem.
By Genie Leslie
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