According to Urban Institute's national rankings for 2024, Miss ranked:
- Fourth grade math: 1st
- Fourth grade reading: 1st
- Eighth grade math: 1st
- Eighth grade reading: 4th
And it's not just a few elite schools, even in the poorest districts, across all races - teh results are similar:
Black students in Mississippi posted the third highest fourth grade reading scores in the nation. They walloped their counterparts in better-funded states. The average Black student in Mississippi performed about 1.5 grade levels ahead of the average Black student in Wisconsin. Just think about that for a moment. Wisconsin spends about 35 percent more per pupil to achieve worse results.
Miss is not alone, Petersen and Hartney, in a study showed that mostly southern states (mostly SEC) are overtaking their north and wester counterparts academically - taking the lead on 4th and 8th grade reading and math.
It's simple. We know how to educate kids, have done it for the first 150 years of this nation's history. We've just chosen not to.... bout damn time we get back to teh basics. Schools don't need more money, they need fewer administrators, better teachers and a focus on education rather than non-academic issues.
Everyone should cheer this.
Red States Have Seen Less Learning Loss
Post-pandemic scores on Nation’s Report Card slip more in states Kamala Harris won easily
www.educationnext.org
Mississippi Can't Possibly Have Good Schools
And yet it does. Are we ready to deal?
www.educationdaly.us
