Lesson Learned: Mississippi’s Surprising Success in Public Education | Amanpour and Company

Mississippi has a long track record of educational failure. But a major reform initiative now has kids showing significant progress in school. It’s an approach New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights in a recent article, “Mississippi is offering lessons for America on education.” Kymyona Burk helped implement reform when she was head of teaching and learning in Jackson’s public school district. Burk and Kristof tell Michel Martin how Mississippi's approach can work for children all around the world.

Originally aired on Jun 14, 2023

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