The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Despite the districts’ strong performance, there seems to be little effort to replicate Clinton and Pearl’s carefully planned racial and economic integration efforts. By the time Morgigno was in junior high school, the town had become more racially diverse, with a population that was about 11 percent black.

K-12 124

K-12 Junior High Elementary School Sociology 124

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

Instead of attending neighborhood schools with students of the same race and economic status, as most children do in Mississippi, Osborn went to school with an even mix of black and white classmates, some from the town’s wealthy subdivisions and others from Clinton’s poorer areas. They’re also extremely successful. Photo: Jackie Mader.

Junior High 75

Junior High Civics K-12 Economics 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

At some high schools, more than half of the classes were taught by uncertified teachers, including nearly 70 percent of courses at West Bolivar High School in Rosedale, and 61 percent at Heidelberg Junior High School in Heidelberg. Neither made it to the House floor for a full debate; both died in committee.

Charter School 109

Charter School Economics Middle School Public School 109

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2023

If you’re a special education teacher with a caseload of 12 students and the students are going into general education classrooms, the teacher has to be Superman or Superwoman to be in 12 different places at once. According to the NEA, 57 percent of support staff workers in K-12 schools have an associate’s degree or higher.

K-12 145

K-12 Junior High High School Psychology 145

The Hechinger Report

JULY 12, 2017

Sumner Hill Junior High is the district’s 9th-grade school. In a district that is about 53 percent black and 39 percent white, children share the same resources, teachers, and the same well-stocked classrooms and school buildings, regardless of their race or economic status. Jackie Mader. CLINTON, Miss. —

Junior High 81

Junior High Economics Public School High School 81