As a follow-up to the Title I Preliminary Report, Mississippi First released the 2015 State of Pre-K report, the first report of the State of Pre-K series. In both 2013 and 2014, the Legislature appropriated $3 million to the pre-K program. With this small investment, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) could only fund 11…
In 2018, Mississippi First released Understanding District and State Testing in Mississippi. This report uses field research on testing practices in four diverse Mississippi school districts to determine how many tests Mississippi students take and how much time they spend taking those tests. Major Takeaways Mississippi First wrote this report to bring much-needed research and analysis…
In 2016, Mississippi First, in collaboration with the Survey Research Laboratory at Mississippi State University (SRL), developed a survey to measure public opinion in Mississippi on a wide selection of education topics, including school quality, accountability, charter schools, school funding, and early education. The report of the findings was published in 2017. In an effort…
Districts have always been tasked with building community and ensuring student safety while in the classroom. Now, the stakes are even higher as districts continue to recover from the disruption of the 2020 pandemic. An effective crisis communications plan is critical to helping districts move forward. Major Takeaways As districts look toward the future, they are…
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