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Making grades meaningless so that everyone advances is doing a disservice to kids' education. (infosec.pub)
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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There were a bunch of articles when the data came out from the NAEP report card. Most I saw were mentioning phonics as the biggest factor.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/mississippi-schools-transformation

https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/09/mississippi-not-california-is-the-education-future/

It's often being referred to as the "Mississippi Miracle" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_Miracle