Researcher: Mississippi may lose its education gains unless Legislature takes additional action

Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about our state’s past, present and future. You can read more about the section here.For the past six years, I’ve had a front row seat to some stunning achievements in Mississippi public education.I moved from New York City to Jackson in 2019, which was just in time to witness Mississippi trailblazing a new approach to literacy instruction and b