Our Mission
Mississippi First is dramatically accelerating our impact. The mission of Mississippi First is to champion transformative policy solutions, ensuring educational excellence for every Mississippi child.
Our Vision
Mississippi First envisions a Mississippi first in prosperity, innovation, and quality of life. To accomplish this goal, our work is dedicated to increasing educational achievement and graduation rates and decreasing achievement gaps.
Our Values
Our actions and decisions are guided by our values: engagement, results, collaboration, transparency, non-partisanship, accountability, and equity.
Our Impact
Since our founding in 2008, Mississippi First has made major contributions to education in Mississippi. We’re proud of the impact we’ve been able to achieve and are constantly striving to improve Mississippi’s education system.