Mississippi children's reading scores have soared
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
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Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
Alabama’s state superintendent of education, Eric Mackey, says he has confidence in the reforms — in part because they’ve worked before.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.” As the state’s literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their reading test scores were down — because at least they weren’t ranked as low as Mississippi. Or Louisiana. Or Alabama. […]
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It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.”