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New national report reflects stagnant pre-K enrollment and spending in Mississippi. Newer state data shows gains.

Mississippi has been named one of only five states across the nation whose state-funded pre-K program meets all 10 quality standards for early childhood education. According to the latest report published in the National Institute for Early Education Research’s (NIEER) report “The State of Preschool 2022,” Mississippi has continued to be...

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

Miss. lawmakers increase funding for Early Learning Collaboratives Miss. lawmakers increase funding for Early Learning Collaboratives By Karrie Leggett-Brown | April 14, 2021 at 6:16 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 6:30 PM MOSELLE, Miss. (WDAM) - There were a lot of wins for education this legislative session. Lawmakers made notable advancements for our state’s education, one of those being doubling funds for the state’s Early Learning Collaboratives. Angela Bass, executive director of the Mississippi Early Learning Alliance, said this means more quality education and opportunitie...

7 education impacts you will soon see from the 2021 legislative session The state made notable investments in public education that includes teacher raises, more money for early childhood education and literacy. By Sharie Nicole | April 8, 2021 at 12:00 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 2:21 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - When it came to education during the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers in Mississippi put their money where their mouth was. The state made notable investments in public education that includes teacher raises, more money for early childhood education and literacy. Here are se...