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Another Thing Folks Like About the South: Public Education's Revival

GEO Prep Mid-City Academy, a K-8 school in Louisiana, transitioned from failing to thriving under new leadership starting in 2017, focusing on proven curricula and teacher training.
Louisiana and Mississippi have significantly improved their educational rankings, now near the top in reading proficiency according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress .
The primary methods for these improvements included enforcing accountability standards, rigorous curricula, and training teachers effectively to utilize scientific reading strategies, as observed by Lizzette Reynolds, Tennessee's education commissioner.
Mississippi's fourth-grade proficiency improved by 10 percentage points by 2024, making it the state with the most growth, noted by the Urban Institute ranking adjustments.

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Another Thing Folks Like About the South: Public Education's Revival

By Vince Bielski, RealClearInvestigationsApril 22, 2025

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Another Thing Folks Like About the South: Public Education’s Revival

A reform movement, dubbed the Southern Surge, is allowing education reformers to work around political resistance, improving literacy and overhauling failing schools.

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