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Mississippi First believes education reform is the most pressing public problem facing Mississippi. All of our current policy work is focused in this area.

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CHART: Nine to Shine!

We have approached the home stretch in CHART advocacy. Our primary goal has been to get 75% of our Priority 1 district… Read More…

Charter School Policy Update (3/23/12)

A great deal of activity has taken place on the charter school issue here in the Magnolia State. Below is a brief rund… Read More…

CHART: Board Presentation in Indianola

This past Tuesday (3/20), I presented the CHART abstinence-plus policy to the Indianola School Board. The Indianola Sc… Read More…

CHART: Meeting with Superintendents in Bolivar County

When Bolivar County was added to our Priority 1 list, I began preparing myself for the challenge of creating an advocacy… Read More…

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Barbour Advocates for More Technology in Schools

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