Education

Expanding education pluralism to the other 99 percent

Matt Ladner

I noted the painfully gradual pace of charter school openings in Mississippi…

Education

Parents win again, this time in San Francisco

Brett Kittredge

A special election in San Francisco yesterday saw three members of the…

Education, Justice, Work

Legislative update: Deadlines and missed opportunities

Russ Latino

The legislature is a creature of deadlines. Last Thursday was an important…

Education

“The students of the State of Mississippi are starving for innovation”

Joanna Holbert

“The students of the State of Mississippi are starving for innovation.” That’s…

Work

Mississippi can open the door to home-based businesses

Brett Kittredge

As Mississippi continues to grapple with a declining population and stagnant economic…

Work

Talking House and Senate tax proposals

Brett Kittredge

Empower President Russ Latino recently provided an in-depth look at the tax…

Education, Justice, Work

Mississippi legislature: Week 6 recap

Brett Kittredge

We are now six weeks into the 2022 legislative session, and the…

Education

Legislation to ensure students can engage in political activity clears House

Empower Mississippi

Legislation that will ensure students in Mississippi are free to engage in…

Education

Senate adopts District of Innovation task force

Empower Mississippi

The Senate adopted a commonsense first step to ensuring local schools have…

Education

Mississippi’s digital learning opportunity is here

Brett Kittredge

As every school in the state was shut down at the beginning…

Education

The future is now for education

Russ Latino

Before COVID-19 darkened the schoolhouse door, Mississippi’s students and teachers had a lot…

Work

Comparing House and Senate tax proposals

Russ Latino

For the last year or so, the state of Mississippi has been…