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
Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, Jackson, ex officio (2020)
Terry Burton, State Senator, Newton (2020)
Videt Carmichael, State Senator, Meridian (2018)
Mimmo Parisi, Professor and Director, National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville (2017)
Laurie Smith, Education and Workforce Development Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Jackson (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
Terry C. Burton, State Senator, Newton
Videt Carmichael, State Senator, Meridian
Nolan Mettetal, State Representative, Sardis
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: Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace
Gauging Progress, Accelerating Pace is the seventh 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.
Professional Learning
Mississippi
SREB researchers gathered information on efforts in Mississippi, particularly at the Mississippi Department of Education, to foster effective professional learning on the state’s college- and career-readiness standards, the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards. In collaboration with SREB states and national experts, SREB identified a set of expected state actions — “look-fors” — in four areas of state leadership in professional learning.
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.
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.