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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. In the fall of 2013 , two district pre-K classrooms were paid for with limited state taxpayer money, but more than a dozen families remained on a waitlist. Related: Cramming for kindergarten. Skeptics remain.