Mississippi crushing it with the basics

[CrusaderFrank]

Mississippi has turned their school system around, picking up ALL students by keeping things simple and accountable. They have a 2 prong approach:

1. Kids not performing get left back
2. Focus on reading

Amazing I know!

We had the same system in place when I attended public schools in the Bronx. I think only one kid ever repeated a grade

 

[1srelluc]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Mississippi has turned their school system around, picking up ALL students by keeping things simple and accountable. They have a 2 prong approach:

1. Kids not performing get left back
2. Focus on reading

Amazing I know!

We had the same system in place when I attended public schools in the Bronx. I think only one kid ever repeated a grade

Interesting results. Reading is a huge boon to ones learning. It's akin to working out for the brain plus it drives learning of new information obviously.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

Correlation is not causation. Take a stats class!

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Mississippi climbs to 16th in Kids Count K-12 education ranking - Mississippi Today

The state’s Kids Count score has steadily risen from 48th in 2014 to 30th last year — though other measures have stagnated.

mississippitoday.org

 

[Crepitus]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

They upped their budget and spent some money, mostly federal money.

 

[Seymour Flops]

They upped their budget and spent some money, mostly federal money.

They must really be hoping that Schumer ends the filibuster then.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

Interesting

 

[CrusaderFrank]

They upped their budget and spent some money, mostly federal money.

Maybe watch the video in the OP before responding

You get results that you measure. They got away from One Size Fits All education and focused on reading and outcomes.

The numbers of kids getting left back has also plummeted

 

[CrusaderFrank]

They upped their budget and spent some money, mostly federal money.

The USA outspent every other nation in education and our results get progressively and consistently worse ever year since the inception of the Federal Department of “Education”

 

[Crepitus]

They must really be hoping that Schumer ends the filibuster then.

What filibuster?

I do bet they are hoping that the 2nd tRump shutdown doesn't last as long as the first, though.

 

[Dekster]

Weird how making sure your students know how to read can really improve your outcomes across the board.

 

[Seymour Flops]

What filibuster?

I do bet they are hoping that the 2nd tRump shutdown doesn't last as long as the first, though.

You need to be more informed to have any credibility on this forum.

 

[citygator]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

Interesting

Wrong and no it’s not. MA, NJ, CT all have high union participation and are all top education states.

Here is a scatter plot and it shows BETTER results with MORE union teachers.

States with Teacher Unions 2025

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

worldpopulationreview.com

 

[Crepitus]

You need to be more informed to have any credibility on this forum.

What filibuster are you talking about?

 

[Unkotare]

They upped their budget and spent some money, mostly federal money.

Link?

 

[Foxfyre]

MS ranks 49th lowest in teacher union membership.

Virginia ranks 47th. We have good schools.

Seems to me there is your problem....The lower the teacher union membership rate in a state, the better the schools.

Whether or not influence by the teacher unions is a factor, that illustrates that school systems do not need a teacher union to be effective.

 

[Mac-7]

Correlation is not causation. Take a stats class!

Do you think there is something in the water causing the improved results?

If so, where did the something come from?

 

[Unkotare]

Whether or not influence by the teacher unions is a factor, that illustrates that school systems do not need a teacher union to be effective.

They are very effective at their true purpose - funneling $$$ to democrat politicians.

 

[Unkotare]

I'd like to think that we are finally bouncing back from Covid, but much more data will be needed.