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Lesson Learned: Mississippi’s Success in Public Education
Mississippi has a long track record of educational failure. But a major reform initiative now has kids showing significant progress in school. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and Kymyona Burk who helped implement reform when she was head of teaching and learning in Jackson’s public school district tell Michel Martin how Mississippi's approach can work for children all around the world.
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Colette Avital; Bill Weir; Rebecca Solnit; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna; Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
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Ellie Geranmayeh; Ghassan Hasbani; Keisha Lance Bottoms; Richard Just; Seyi Arongundade;Emma Rowland