Schools have rare opportunity for investment
by For the MBJ
Published: August 31,2009
According to the most recent data from the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP, Mississippi’s students lagged sorely behind the national averages. Furthermore, Mississippi is repeatedly criticized for having lower statewide expectations compared to national standards. As an example, while Mississippi’s fourth-grade reading scores in 2007 indicated that 90 percent of students were performing [...]
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