How one of America’s poorest states turned education around | ABC NEWS

10 months ago The News Room

Mississippi has one of the highest child poverty rates in the US, associated with poor education, but the state has improved its schooling statistics. Chas Licciardello from Planet America attributes the “Mississippi Miracle” to reforms that require students to read before finishing 4th grade.
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