State: Mississippi
Mississippi
Your Guide to Data and Services for Mississippi
SREB works with Mississippi policymakers, colleges and schools to help them improve education. From this page, find independent, accurate data, reliable best practices and ways to share scarce resources — plus details on how Mississippi uses SREB’s targeted programs and services.
Mississippi Members of the Board
Tate Reeves, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson,
ex officio (2024)
Terry Burton, former State Senator, Newton
(2020)
Videt Carmichael, former State Senator, Meridian
(2022)
Mimmo Parisi, Professor and Director, National
Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center, Mississippi
State University, Starkville (2021)
Pat Ross, Vice President, Bailey Education
Group, Madison (2019)
(Appointments to the Board are made by the Governor. Terms
expire June 30 of the specified year.)
Mississippi Members of the Legislative Advisory Council
All Mississippi members of the Council recently left office; we will update this listing when the governor makes new appointments to the Council.
Mississippi
2020 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation and the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Mississippi’s workforce.
Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force
Interim Report #1
This report outlines progress and initial recommendations of the Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force on the first of three priority issues: recruitment and retention of quality teachers. It includes short-term and longer-term actions to strengthen teacher preparation for remote learning and for social-emotional learning, with special attention to how the COVID-19 pandemic may inform changes.
Mississippi: A Turning Point
A Turning Point is the ninth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. The 2020 report focuses on Charting a Course to 2030 — evaluating how well states are preparing their workforces for the future economy. Each customized state report documents advancement on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
Mississippi
2019 State Workforce Outlook
Data on how automation will affect Mississippi’s economic outlook.
Mississippi Featured Facts
from the SREB Fact Book on Higher Education
Mississippi-specific data on population, demographic, education attainment, enrollment, graduation rates, workforce, tuition, debt, funding, faculty salaries and more.
Mississippi
College Affordability Profile
To help policymakers assess and improve college affordability in their states, SREB provides tailored reports on the policies, programs and prices that drive affordability. Each member-state profile details net price at different types of institutions, state financial aid based on need or other factors, student borrowing, and percentage of family income needed to pay for college at different income levels.
Mississippi: Looking Closer
Looking Closer is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB’s Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student achievement, high school graduation, college completion and workforce readiness.
You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
Sheri Blankenship is an instructional coach with Rankin County School District in Brandon, Mississippi. An experienced English teacher, Blankenship knows her way around a classroom. But Literacy Design Collaborative strategies help her focus her lessons, so students get a clear picture of what they must learn to meet college and career standards.