Mississippi, the state with the highest rate of both childhood obesity and childhood poverty, is trying to improve the diets …
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The Worst “School-to-Prison” Pipeline: Was it in Mississippi?
As the U.S. Senate judiciary committee prepares to hear testimony on the phenomenon, attentionfalls again to a civil rights case brought against Meridian, Mississippi
In Mississippi, Will Competition Cure Head Start—or Kill It?
The only town in Mississippi’s George County is about to find out whether its Head Start center will get more federal funding or have to shut down
Sex Education in Mississippi: Will a New Law Lower Teen Pregnancy Rates?
Mississippi, which has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the U.S., is starting to make its public schools offer sex education, but the law comes with many restrictions
Why Mississippi’s Students Start Behind — and Stay Behind
The first in a series in which The Hechinger Report is teaming up with TIME to examine what’s behind the woeful performance of Mississippi’s schoolchildren, as well as possible solutions to help them catch up