Early Learning, Third-Grade Gate and Vouchers: A Legislative Education Update
JACKSON — Carey Wright, the state superintendent of education, addressed House Education Committee members last week at the Capitol about progress on education initiatives as well as room for growth and improvement.
Wright, who released her annual report last week, discussed early education, the Literacy Based Promotion Act (also known as the third-grade reading gate) and special-education vouchers with lawmakers.
The Mississippi Department of Education expanded early-learning collaboratives, which are public pre-kindergarten programs, across the state after the Legislature appropriated additional funding in the last session.
Initially, Mississippi had 11 early-learning collaboratives, but now MDE has approved four more. The state has 14 collaboratives, Wright said last week, after one chose to close.
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