California Should Copy the ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Education
Commentary
“‘Mississippi miracle’: Kids’ reading scores have soared in Gulf South states,” AP just reported. It noted educators in other states with low test scores no longer can say, “Thank God for Mississippi.” That’s a cliché also in California, where journalists are wont to say of low test scores, “California is nearly as bad as Mississippi.” Not anymore.
“Lately, the way people talk about those states has started to change. Instead of looking down on the Gulf South, they’re seeing it as a model,” according to AP. Now, Mississippi has become a model for advancing achievement. They’re doing something that works. And it’s not the California Way, as Gov. Gavin Newsom calls his hyper-spending increases to $23,483 per student, even as test scores have declined, as I have detailed in the Epoch Times….