Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report, Author at Rethink Mississippi

Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report

Jackie Mader is a Jackson-based staff writer for The Hechinger Report. Her work has appeared in the Sun Herald, The Commercial Appeal, The Clarion-Ledger, as well as on Time.com and NBCNews.com. She was the winner of the 2013 Front Page Award for In-Depth Newspaper reporting from The Newswomen?s Club of New York. She received a bachelor?s degree from Loyola Marymount University and an M.S. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Prior to attending Columbia, she taught special education in Charlotte, N.C. and trained first-year teachers in the Delta.

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.
September 1, 2015
Analysis
Mississippi narrows the opportunity gap, but key deficiencies remain

Despite modest education gains, Mississippi still ranks second from the bottom in annual "Opportunity Index."
October 24, 2014
Analysis
Looking for opportunity in Mississippi? Check out this map

Mississippi's "Opportunity Index" has improved in the past two years but still ranks near the bottom nationally.
November 25, 2013
Analysis
Survey: Mississippi kids unprepared for kindergarten

More than 40 percent of students in Mississippi are not ready for kindergarten, according to the results of a survey released by Mississippi KIDS COUNT.
November 19, 2013

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.

Mississippi narrows the opportunity gap, but key deficiencies remain

Despite modest education gains, Mississippi still ranks second from the bottom in annual "Opportunity Index."

Looking for opportunity in Mississippi? Check out this map

Mississippi's "Opportunity Index" has improved in the past two years but still ranks near the bottom nationally.

Survey: Mississippi kids unprepared for kindergarten

More than 40 percent of students in Mississippi are not ready for kindergarten, according to the results of a survey released by Mississippi KIDS COUNT.