Mixed results in kindergarten literacy improvements
The results of Mississippi’s first statewide assessment of kindergarten literacy show the majority of the state’s youngest students made significant gains this academic year.
Are you in this photo?
This 1956-57 photo of Gladys Bush’s kindergarten class in Columbus includes many members of what would become the R.E. Hunt Class of 1969.
Availability of state-funded pre-K varies widely
The availability of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs varies widely from one part of the country to another, says a new report.
Miss. lawmakers eye mandatory kindergarten again
Momentum may be building toward making kindergarten mandatory in Mississippi.
At least four senators plan to introduce bills requiring 5-year-olds to attend school, and at least one House member also plans such a bill.