#967: Mississippi’s secret? Twenty years of persistence and progress, with Rachel Canter
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#967: Mississippi’s secret? Twenty years of persistence and progress, with Rachel Canter
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On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rachel Canter, the founding executive director of Mississippi First and the new director of education policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss what really fueled Mississippi’s dramatic gains in student achievement. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining the impact of Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program on college enrollment and graduation rates.
Recommended content:
- Rachel Canter, The Truth About Mississippi’s NAEP Gains, Mississippi First (July 5, 2023)
- Emily Freitag, “A bold state move to improve reading,” Thomas B. Fordham Institute (February 20, 2025).
- Aaron Churchill, “Ohio’s EdChoice scholarship program improved college outcomes,” Thomas B. Fordham Institute (April 25, 2025).
- Matthew Chingos, David Figlio and Krzysztof Karbownik, The Effects of Ohio’s EdChoice Voucher Program on College Enrollment and Graduation, Urban Institute (2025)
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