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Why Mississippi Should Split MLK Day from Robert E. Lee Day
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The bills are flying in Jackson, and the stakes feel close to home. We kick off with a clear-eyed look at the “Freedom of Education” proposal: what it really does, what it costs, and why bipartisan opposition formed around accountability gaps and the risk of draining public school budgets. We talk honestly about how school choice can touch property values and what the Starkville-Oktibbeha consolidation taught us about raising the floor without lowering the ceiling.
Representative Kabir Karim joins us to push for something that should be simple…
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