Miss. Education Dept.: Mississippi Doubles Preschool Enrollment, Spending With Plans for Further Expansion, According to 2023 NIEER Report
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
JACKSON, Mississippi, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2024:
A new report released today from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) (https://nieer.org/) finds Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality standards benchmarks for pre-kindergarten programs. Mississippi ranks 35th in the nation for preschool enrollment for 4-year-olds.
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A new report released today from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) (https://nieer.org/) finds Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality standards benchmarks for pre-kindergarten programs. Mississippi ranks 35th in the nation for preschool enrollment for 4-year-olds.
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