Louisiana and Alabama, meanwhile, were among only three states to see modest gains in fourth-grade reading during the pandemic, which saw massive learning setbacks in most other states. Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022. Instead of looking down on the Gulf South, they’re seeing it as a model. Lately, the way people talk about those states has started to change. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It’s a cliché that Kymyona Burk heard a little too often: “Thank God for Mississippi.”Īs the state’s literacy director, she knew politicians in other states would say it when their reading test scores were down - because at least they weren’t ranked as low as Mississippi.
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