Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act
Phonics, coaching, and a 3rd-grade reading gate drove the 'Mississippi Miracle.'
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Teach reading well and hold the line at 3rd grade.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics worry about retention harm.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
NAEP 4th-grade reading rose from 49th (2013) toward the top by 2019; ~3/4 of gains from teaching, ~1/4 from retention (Fordham); ~8% retained.
4 · Liberty check
A child's right to read vs. the cost of being held back.
5 · The real tradeoff
Evidence favors the policy.
Allies & Playbook
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