Trump credits Mississippi's Republican leadership with education turnaround
Studies from a decade ago placed Mississippi at 48th in education, and it was ranked 30th in education as recently as 2024 and 39th in 2022. But in 2025, the same Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Book study ranked it 16th.
Republican Ledger staff · 8:00 PM ET
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Studies from a decade ago placed Mississippi at 48th in education, and it was ranked 30th in education as recently as 2024 and 39th in 2022. But in 2025, the same Annie E.
Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Book study ranked it 16th.
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