Mississippi Gets A C-minus In Education
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Mississippi Gets A C-minus In Education


The state received a C-minus, the same grade it got last year, from Education Week in its annual Quality Counts report released Wednesday.


Which is one of the reasons I homeschool. My kids deserve better then a C- school.
According to the report, Mississippi scores at or below average in the four policy areas, but the state's worst grade, a D, was in school climate.

Maybe that explains the Bay High Brawls.
Mississippi ranks 45th in the nation on this report.




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