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University of Mississippi Medical Center data shows only 34 of 100 school districts had at least one visit in the 2022-23 school year.

A version of this essay appeared at Maryland Matters. The appointment of Mohammed Choudhury as Maryland state schools superintendent has been a gripping story which I have followed closely. As he was about to assume office in July 2021, I commended the state board on appointing someone with his potential. Then, in a review of […]

The future of a bill that would effectively mandate kindergarten in Alabama still faces an uphill battle, even as members of a state education commission said that they support the bill. During a Wednesday meeting of Governor’s Commission on Teaching and Learning — a group of educators, lawmakers and officials — State Superintendent Eric Mackey […]

The pandemic pushed teachers at Brooklyn Primary School in Baker City to overhaul how its teachers taught reading. When kids returned to the K-5 school in eastern Oregon, some of the second graders needed help sounding out the word “the.” Some of the third graders — who were in kindergarten when schools closed — struggled […]

Former state superintendent Carey Wright shares strategies for sustained improvements in student outcomes and hopes for the future of education in Mississippi.