Opinion

Mississippi’s Literacy Miracle: How Holding Students Back Moved a Whole State Forward

Despite its persistent poverty, Mississippi dramatically improved literacy outcomes—offering a case study in high-impact, low-cost reform.
Mississippi’s Literacy Miracle: How Holding Students Back Moved a Whole State Forward
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Hannah Frankman Hood
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Ayear or so ago, I met my friend’s mother for the first time at a wedding. She told me that she was Mississippi born and raised, but that after her kids were born she and her husband decided to move to North Carolina. Turns out the whole extended family was from Mississippi, still lives there, still loves it there.

Hannah Frankman Hood
Hannah Frankman Hood
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Hannah Frankman Hood is the founder of renegadeEducator. She grew up homeschooled and skipped college to go straight into the startup world, and has now been working in alternative education for almost 10 years. She was previously a Program Manager at Praxis, a Hazlitt Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, and an instructor at The Objective Standard institute.