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Improving Reading Levels is Good

And for inspiration we should look to..... Mississippi??!?!?!?!?!?

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May 14, 2025
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Despite being one of the poorest states in the US, Mississippi has shown remarkable improvement in reading levels across all student groups by implementing the comprehensive 2013 Literacy-Based Promotion Act, which included early screening, literacy coaching, mandatory parental communication, and targeted third-grade retention; this willingness to adopt potentially challenging strategies that focus on fundamental mastery, coupled with increased parental awareness, offers a positive example for other states struggling with declining reading achievement.

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