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  • Coronavirus - Rethink Mississippi
    Commentary

    Coronavirus arrives in Mississippi

    On Wednesday night, Mississippi became the 39th state to confirm a case of COVID-19. Five more presumptive cases have been reported today. Coronavirus took a while to reach Mississippi, but now that it?s here, the priority is containing its spread and treating the people who suffer severe complications. At the...

    March 12, 2020
  • Flooding - One Lake - Jackson - Rethink Mississippi
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    Flood control in Jackson: two birds, ‘One Lake’?

    The rainiest new year in memory swelled the Pearl River and inundated more than 450 homes and businesses in the Jackson area?in recent weeks. The flooding has been a humanitarian and economic disaster for a city that contends with infrastructure emergencies on its sunniest days. It has also reignited a...

    March 5, 2020
  • Mississippi History

    Happy birthday, Governor Winter

    Former Governor William Winter, the namesake and inspiration of the Winter Institute, turns 97 today. His remarkable life has spanned nearly half of Mississippi?s 202-year history as a state. It?s a hard thing to fact check, but it?s unlikely that anyone has ever met more Mississippians over the course of...

    February 21, 2020
  • Editor's Blog

    Weekly roundup: Yes, we can read… and do math

    For all of the standardized testing in schools these days, there’s only one exam that measures student achievement across the entire country. It’s the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is actually a set of exams periodically given to representative samples of students in all 50 states and D.C....

    November 1, 2019
  • Analysis

    Mississippi’s brain drain crisis in 12 slides

    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.

    December 21, 2017
  • Editor's Blog

    Love it or leave it?

    A state representative's abrasive email sheds light on Mississippi's self-destructive mentality.

    March 18, 2016
  • Commentary

    Commentary: Mississippi does not have a state lottery. Let’s keep it that way.

    The benefits are overstated, the costs are underestimated, and there are much better ways to fund essential services.

    January 25, 2016
  • Analysis

    Why doesn’t Mississippi have a lottery?

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

    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.

    September 22, 2015
  • Commentary

    Commentary: How to make $60,000 when schools are underfunded

    Become a lawyer and represent the Legislature when it evades its responsibility to adequately support public schools.

    September 8, 2015
  • Features

    Primary Colors: How Robert Gray’s upset was more than a century in the making

    Mississippi's anachronistic primary system made it possible for a mystery man to win the Democratic nomination for governor.

    August 14, 2015
  • Editor's Blog

    Watch Jon Stewart’s best segments about Mississippi

    Even when 'The Daily Show' hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.

    August 7, 2015
  • Commentary

    Commentary: The College Board?s dismissal of Dan Jones sets a dangerous precedent

    If you take the IHL Board at their word, the University of Mississippi's educational and social mission is subordinate to the quest for financial returns.

    March 29, 2015
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