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Mississippi’s national ranking for pre-K improved since last year from 39th to 38th for access and 42nd to 39th in state spending per child. The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose stat
Gov. Chris Sununu and Department of Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut are rallying against a Biden administration push to add new conditions for charter school federal funding, arguing the move would be overly burdensome and make funding difficult to qualify for.
In a letter sent April 18, Sununu joined 17 other Republican governors in opposing the new administrative rules, which are on their way to final approval. Public comment for the rules closed April 14.
TUPELO • The state school board has approved a change in Mississippi’s statewide accountability system to help determine schools’ accountability ratings for the 2021-2022 school year.
TUPELO • Mississippi's State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright, Ed.D., announced Thursday that she will retire on June 30.