A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Mississippi ranks among the worst in the country in depth of cuts to school funding since the start of the recession.
From 2006 to 2012, the dropout rate for black males in Mississippi schools has been above 20 percent while the dropout rate for all students has declined from 17.6 percent to 13.9 percent.
As Faulkner instructs, the past is never dead. But lingering Confederate sympathy among Mississippians ? flaring in the wake of the University of Mississippi's diversity and inclusion report ? proves that it is often misremembered.
Commentary: Gov. Bryant claims to be protecting teachers from government intervention, but jamming the brakes at the eleventh hour would amount to an even greater intrustion into the classroom than any promulgated by the Common Core.
Common Core gave me the flexibility to teach to my students' individual needs without compromising essential learning goals that ensured they would be ready for college or careers upon graduation.
Mississippi only allocates 15 cents of every financial aid dollar on the basis of need, while other states designate 71 cents per financial aid dollar.
More than one-fourth of Mississippi public schools are at least 90 percent black. Another tenth are at least 90 percent white. And, just as in 1964, students in those identifiably black schools receive an inferior education.
Mississippi ranks 46th in business creation and 49th in STEM professionals. Educational reforms are needed to make Mississippi's economy more dynamic and innovative.
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.
Helmick and Pringle sat down with Rethink Mississippi and The Hechinger Report to discuss ways to increase funding for Mississippi's schools and teachers, as well as Common Core, Pre-K, and the unique challenges of rural schools.
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