Devna Bose

Years later, as education officials across the country have taken notice of Mississippi’s literacy gains, more states have adopted their own retention policies. More than two dozen states now have laws requiring or allowing schools to retain third grade s... See more

For Early Grade Reading Gains, States Look to Mississippi and Consider Holding Students Back More than two dozen states now have laws requiring or allowing schools to retain third grade students who are not reading at grade level. Get stories like this de... See more

Sen. David Blount asks questions during a TANF hearing at the State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, December 15, 2022. Eric Shelton I Mississippi Today The email this summer came as a shock to Alanna Lawrence. For the past two years, Lawrence and her... See more

Mississippi Teachers Say the Process to Buy Classroom Supplies Is Worse Mississippi teachers say new state-mandated process for buying classroom supplies is ‘insane, cumbersome, frustrating.’ Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up... See more

Weeks before the first day of school, teachers across Mississippi say state leaders have made it more difficult for them to access money for classroom supplies. kAmt5F42E@CD 92G6 E@ 4@>A=6E6 EC2:?:?8 367@C6 E96J���C6 23=6 E@ DA6?5 E96 >@?6J E96 DE2E... See more