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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how much of this could have to do with quickly getting kids back into school in person during Covid?[/quote]

In my county in Florida kids were only home for about 4 weeks during Covid. Then almost everyone returned to school. This was common throughout the south.[/quote]Arkansas, Florida, Texas, South Dakota, Wyoming were all adamant about returning to in-person school full time by fall of 2020. Mississippi was like a number of other states that allowed in‑person schooling fall of 2020 but didn’t require it. Districts were allowed to go hybrid or fully virtual.

None of those states saw the same rise in educational outcomes that Mississippi did. COVID policies couldn’t have been the deciding factor. Mississippi wasn’t even among the first states to fully reopen.

It’s the policy and curriculum changes that led to the Mississippi Miracle.
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How is it a miracle that the latest NAEP scores put Mississippi in 41st place out of 50.  Specifically the scores are
# 41 in NAEP Reading Scores
#48 in Best States Overall
#34 in Education
#34 in Pre-K-12

It’s good news that Mississippi is doing better but they should be talking about what will it take to put Mississippi in the top ten best.  [/quote]

#41 is for 8th grade reading in 2024. That same year they were #9 for 4th grade reading.

Yes, it’s concerning that their reading gains atrophy from 4th to 8th grade. However, let’s not throw out the baby with the bath water. They are still doing awesome in elementary school, and they did it without substantially impacting the state budget. Next step is to try to solve middle school.[/quote]

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