The term "Mississippi Miracle" has made the rounds in recent weeks. What do the candidates for the S.F. school board have to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Much has been reported in the last two months about what has become known as the "Mississippi Miracle" growth in fourth-grade ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Click on any list ranking states by education quality, and Mississippi will most likely appear dead last or close to last.

In order to fix a problem, you first need to accept that you’ve got a problem. In order for families in our state to get the education their children deserve, we need state leaders to recognize that ...

You see it on your TV screens around the state: “Our schools went from 49 th to 21 st in America” on 4th-grade reading scores. Even The New York Times called this the “Mississippi Miracle.” That all ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, in Washington, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod ...

As I walk across Mississippi in my "Walk Across America" campaign to help reverse the fortunes of my South Side Chicago neighborhood, I see something powerful unfolding. This state, often dismissed by ...

Click on any list ranking states by education quality, and Mississippi will most likely appear dead last or close to last. Mississippi, a state facing financial and other barriers, has historically ...

The Magnolia State has leapfrogged ahead in youth literacy. Can it be a national model?