While Mississippi offers some autonomy to its limited number of charter schools, challenges exist in growth, regulations, and funding equity. In 2023, the state's first charter high school was approved to open in the Fall of 2025.

Mississippi's Department of Education supports various learning approaches, including personalized learning through flexible credit options, career readiness through work-based learning programs, and dual enrollment with community colleges.

Tate Reeves has been an advocate for parent power. During his tenure in office, he signed into law a modest Education Savings Account (ESA) program for students with special needs along with a revised charter school bill that has led to the first charter high...

Three private school choice programs that serve approximately 600 students across the state have seen no significant legislative changes since 2018.

School report cards are easily accessible and highlighted under the “Reports & Data” section on Mississippi’s Department of Education website. Report cards are incredibly clean and easy to navigate, featuring a summative letter grade at the top of the report....

One of many data points to assess whether a state has the right policies in place to ensure teacher quality is the "use of student achievement data in teacher preparation accountability." How empty or full the fuel tank above is will give you the answer for your state.

The Mississippi constitution contains a Blaine Amendment, but in a recent case "the Mississippi Supreme Court distinguished between aiding students and aiding the schools they choose to attend," (Institute for Justice) and therefore has validated the use of...