Cleveland Early Learning Collaborative-4K Paves the Way The Cleveland Early Learning Collaborative has four sites: Hayes Cooper Center, Bell Academy, Cleveland Head Start Centers 1,2,3, and Center 3 Annex. It has served 295 four-year-olds since its founding in 2019. Number of Classrooms in ELC 11 Students Served in 2022-2023 171 Number of Sites in ELC…
Read MoreThe Student Debt Crisis: Implications for Mississippi Teachers
Editor’s Note: This blog post is a part of a new ongoing series of posts dedicated to K-12 education policy in Mississippi. *** By Grace Breazeale I K-12 Policy Associate A growing student debt crisis may be contributing to Mississippi’s critical teacher shortage. Mississippi First’s 2022 Teacher Survey, completed by 6,496 teachers across Mississippi, provides…
Read MoreMississippi First Awarded $19.3M Charter School Program Grant to Expand Public Charter Schools
Jackson, MS— The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Mississippi First a $19.3 million, five-year Charter Schools Program grant to grow high-quality public charter schools in Mississippi. Charter schools are free, public, and open to all students in an eligible grade who reside in an eligible geography. The Charter Schools Program (CSP) is a competitive,…
Read MoreCorinth-Alcorn-Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative
Corinth-Alcorn-Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative The Corinth Alcorn Prentiss Early Learning Collaborative has six sites: Alcorn Central Elementary School, Biggersville Elementary School, Corinth Elementary School, Corinth Head Start, Kossuth Elementary School, and Thrasher Elementary School. It has served 2,483 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 13 Students Served in 2022-2023 250 Number…
Read MoreClarke County Early Learning Partnership
Clarke County Early Learning Partnership The Clarke County Early Learning Partnership has two sites: Manual Goff Head Start and Quitman Lower Elementary School. It has served 745 four-year-olds since its founding in 2014. Number of Classrooms in ELC 5 Students Served in 2022-2023 100 Number of Sites in ELC 2 “We are focused on building…
Read MoreGreenwood Leflore Early Learning Collaborative
Greenwood LefloreEarly Learning Collaborative The Greenwood Leflore Early Learning Collaborative has four sites: Greenwood Head Start, Threadgill Primary School, Leflore County Elementary School, and Claudine Brown Elementary School. It has served 130 four-year-olds since its founding in 2017. Number of Classrooms in ELC 9 Students Served in 2022-2023 135 Number of Sites in ELC 4…
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