Literacy outlasts the lab
While STEM gets the headlines, research shows that reading proficiency remains the top requirement for long-term education and workforce productivity.
Mississippi
Student news roundup: Election 2020
A sample of student editorials from six states about the 2020 election. It's a most unusual election, and students are well aware of their place in it.
Important kindergarten lessons in Md. and Miss.
We learn many of life's most important lessons, academic and otherwise, in kindergarten. Money for schools can support good programs.
Miss. school sparks the flame of success
A focus on attendance and investment by the community in the school's goals has helped one Miss. elementary turn around.
Mississippi looks into state procurement contracts
A legislative watchdog group is looking into state ed. dept. contracts in Mississippi & payments made to Maryland firms.
Miss. students rent their desks, learn finances
Learning how to manage money is part of financial literacy. 2 teachers in Miss. have found a creative way to drive those lessons home.