-
Editor's BlogWeekly 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....
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogLove it or leave it?
A state representative's abrasive email sheds light on Mississippi's self-destructive mentality.
By Jake McGraw -
CommentaryCommentary: 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.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogWatch Jon Stewart’s best segments about Mississippi
Even when 'The Daily Show' hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
By Jake McGraw -
"Honest Mississippi"‘My Mississippi, Your Mississippi, and Our Mississippi’
The following speech by U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves -- Mississippi's second African American federal judge -- has been shared widely since it was read in his courtroom?on February 10. The occasion was a sentencing hearing for the perpetrators of a modern-day lynching: the brutal murder of James Craig...
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogStephen Colbert’s best Mississippi-themed segments
Even when "The Colbert Report" hit close to home, it was hard not to laugh.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogEgg Bowl ticket or rent? Which would you pick?
Mississippi's football success is getting very, very expensive.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogMississippi produces the most ‘geniuses’ in the South
Mississippians win MacArthur "Genius Grants" at a higher rate than residents of any other Southern state. What, if anything, does that say about us?
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogTo prevent a ‘license to discriminate,’ don’t let anti-LGBT judges run unopposed
This week's same-sex marriage ruling from Rankin County shows the hostility to LGBT rights among some of Mississippi's elected judges.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogIf you watch only one online video today, make sure it’s this one
John Oliver takes on America's broken prison system, with one particularly egregious example from right here in Mississippi.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogYou’ve probably benefited from Gov. William Winter’s education reforms. Now’s your chance to see how they happened.
Watch this trailer for an upcoming documentary about Gov. Winter's remarkable life and achievements.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogHow the Common Core literacy standards could have improved this anti-Common Core Facebook post
All Mississippians could benefit from the rigorous new literacy standards.
By Jake McGraw -
Editor's BlogFour thoughts about disaster and recovery in Mississippi
Monday was Mississippi's worst day of tornado activity on record. Nearly every part of the state was hit, killing twelve people and injuring dozens more.
By Jake McGraw -
Economics41 percent of Mississippians cannot see this blog post
Or anything online, for that matter.
By Jake McGraw
You must be logged in to post a comment.