Student Achievement

Research: School Consolidation and Closure

School Funding, Student Achievement /

Impact of School District Consolidation on Student Achievement in Mississippi  (2019), Jackson State UniversityA review of school district consolidations in Mississippi showed that standardized test scores were lower across most language and math proficiency levels four years following consolidation. The test score decreases were statistically significant. Effects of School District Consolidation in Arkansas  (2021), University

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Literacy and Third-grade Reading

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Despite myriad challenges, Mississippi’s fourth graders have for more than two decades outpaced the U.S. average in improvement in national reading scores. This steady growth means our students now rank 21st in the nation in fourth-grade reading; Mississippi students living in low-wealth households rank 2nd in the nation when compared to low-wealth children in other

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REAL TALK 2021

Early Childhood, Privatization, School Funding, Student Achievement /

REAL TALK 2021 Sen. Angela Turner Ford (Chair, MS Legislative Black Caucus), Rep. Robert Johnson (House Minority Leader), and Sen. Derrick Simmons (Senate Minority Leader) discuss education issues being debated in the Mississippi Legislature. Sen. Nicole Boyd and Rep. Clay Deweese discuss their dyslexia legislation. Education Committee Vice-chairs Sen. David Blount and Rep. Kent McCarty

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Mississippi Growth and Prosperity

Early Childhood, Privatization, School Funding, Student Achievement /

Can Mississippi make a hard turn toward growth, prosperity? by Nancy Loome Mississippians, especially young college-educated Mississippians, have been voting with their feet against our state’s status quo. The Magnolia State was one of only three in the country to lose population in the last 10 years, according to just-released U.S. Census data. The discussions

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Mississippi’s School Accountability System

Student Achievement /

Mississippi’s School Accountability System School Accountability Ratings by Year Resetting Baseline Scores: Analysis of 2018 Ratings District Points Earned for Accountability Ratings New Cut Scores Make it Harder for Schools, Districts to Earn Higher Ratings Calculating Achievement Growth Measuring Students’ and Schools’ Performance: How it Works and What it Means Mississippi School Accountability System: Academic

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School Accountability Ratings by Year

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School Accountability Ratings by Year 2025-2026 School Accountability Ratings – coming fall 2026 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program Results 2026 MAAP Results: ELA, Math, and Science 2026 MAAP Results Executive Summary 2024-2025 School Accountability Ratings 2025 District Accountability Ratings – Listed by Rating 2025 District Accountability Ratings – Listed Alphabetically 2025 Elementary and Middle School Accountability

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Early Childhood

Early Childhood, Student Achievement /

Early Childhood State-funded Pre-k in Mississippi Background: in 2013, the Mississippi Legislature for the first time dedicated state funding to pre-kindergarten programs through the Early Learning Collaborative Act. Under this act, state funds are provided to local communities to establish, expand, support, and facilitate the implementation of high quality early childhood education through collaborations between

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