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After years of neglect, Mississippi takes baby steps to boost school readiness

The Hechinger Report

Almost half of Mississippi’s 4-year-olds are not attending any preschool at all, according to the Annie E. Many residents here work in the town’s industrial corridor, making boxes and Styrofoam cups, just a mile away from the elementary school. “Early education sets the train in motion for where children are going to end up.”.