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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 1, 2022

Mississippi Class of 2021 improves Advanced Placement achievement rate

The number of Mississippi students taking AP courses and passing AP exams have both nearly doubled since 2013. Mississippi’s graduating class of 2021 achieved a 39.1% qualifying score rate for Advanced Placement (AP) exams, an increase from the previous year’s achievement rate of 38.2%. AP courses are college-level courses offered by trained high school teachers.…
Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 1, 2022

Pending Governor Reeves’ signature, “Go, Mississippi” will no longer be the official state song

The Legislature seeks to repeal the current state song and create a State Songs Study Committee. Azar’s “One Mississippi” could be one of many state songs. Tucked away in Sections 5 through 7 of a conference report for tourism funding (HB 453) is the Mississippi Legislature’s compromise to do away with the current state song,…