Education

What charter school rankings really show

Grant Callen

New school rankings show Leflore Legacy Academy Charter School in Greenwood, in…

Work

Mississippi part of growing flat tax trend

Brett Kittredge

Earlier this year, Mississippi lawmakers adopted legislation that will institute a 4…

Education

Lawsuit filed to stop student loan cancellation

Brett Kittredge

A month after President Joe Biden announced plans to cancel a substantial…

Education

Why has charter school progress been slow?

Russ Latino

As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Mississippi approving charter schools, we…

Education, Press Releases

Empower reacts to charter board approving only one new charter

Empower Mississippi

Today, the Mississippi Charter Authorizer Board approved one new charter application and…

Work

Life changing reforms are winning the day

Grant Callen

This week the Empower team was in Atlanta for State Policy Network’s Annual Meeting….

Justice, Work

Change laws. Change lives.

Brett Kittredge

Every year the legislature passes and the governor signs hundreds of bills….

Education

Baby bust’s effect on public schools

Matt Ladner

Mississippi public school enrollment is set to steadily shrink. In 2007, Mississippi…

Work

Make it easier for people to work

Brett Kittredge

As we prepare for Labor Day weekend and celebrate the achievements of…

Empower News

How the Jackson water shortage happened and how it can be solved

Russ Latino

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, ravaging the Mississippi Gulf Coast…

Education

Canceling student loan debt

Russ Latino

It is widely anticipated that President Biden will announce a plan today…

Community Stories, Work

State removes regulation. Entrepreneur follows her dreams.

Joanna Holbert

“I never dreamed I would be here.” That’s how Karrece Stewart describes…