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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 21, 2018

OPINION: Time Is Right to Bridge the Digital Divide in Mississippi

By: Mike McCormick, Mississippi Farm Bureau President Rural broadband is a critical pathway to global markets for agriculture and other industries. Farmers and ranchers depend on broadband, just as they do highways, railways and waterways, to ship food, fuel, and fiber across the country and around the world. From a broader perspective, rural communities need…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 21, 2018

OPINION: Choice Produces Better Student Outcomes Than Tight Government Regulations

The first public charter school opened in Mississippi more than two decades after our nation’s first charter school welcomed students in Minnesota. Today, five years after state legislators finally allowed charter schools to operate in our state, it is safe to say that charter approvals continue at the same snail’s pace. By: Brett Kittredge Director…