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What have Mississippi legislators proposed for education in the first few days of the legislative session?

The Hechinger Report

Angela Burks Hill, allows certain individuals to receive an exemption from teacher certification qualifications, including those who enter classrooms through a nontraditional teaching route. Students would be allowed to carry and use sunscreen at school without permission from a parent or physician under B.

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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy 

The Hechinger Report

Thats because the current class of high school seniors is the last before a long decline begins in the number of 18-year-olds the traditional age of students when they enter college. There will soon be many more such scenes, a preponderance of evidence suggests. Demographers say it will finally arrive in the fall of this year.

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A smaller Nation’s Report Card

The Hechinger Report

While the Long-Term Trend assessment is required by Congress, the law does not state how frequently it must be administered, and so the governing board has deferred it until 2033. The loss of state- and district-level results for some exams, such as high school reading and math, were some of the more painful cuts.