Revitalizing Rural Mississippi, with Senator Rod Hickman
Host Lindsey Gray sits down with Mississippi State Senator Rod Hickman to explore how Mississippi’s dramatic rise from 49th to 9th in fourth-grade reading is reshaping opportunity across rural communities. The conversation connects early literacy to workforce readiness, community college partnerships, CTE pathways, and financial literacy — all critical to sustaining economic growth in rural America.
In this episode:
What is the “Mississippi Miracle” in literacy?
The “Mississippi Miracle” refers to Mississippi’s dramatic improvement in early reading outcomes—moving from 49th to 9th nationally…
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