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            <p></p><div class="edit">                 <p align="center"><b>State Superintendent Wright Encourages&nbsp;</b></p><p align="center"><b>Houston School District Teachers</b></p>  <p align="center"><b>to Continue Making Academic Gains</b> </p>  </div><br><p></p>
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            <p></p><div class="edit">                 <p>Dr. Carey M. Wright, State Superintendent, recently spoke to the staff at Houston School District about the academic gains being made in Mississippi and the Houston School District.</p><p>
















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Week</i>’s annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education,
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            <p></p><div class="edit">                 <p>Mississippi was also ranked in top 10 in gains on the NAEP, which is the National Assessment of Educational Progress.</p>  <p>Advanced placement and dual credit participation and proficiency rates have doubled.&nbsp; The number of schools and districts rating an “A” has also increased.</p>  <p>Wright said the six goals of the state are: 1) all students proficient and showing growth; 2) every student graduates and is college/career ready; 3) implement early education programs; 4) every school has effective teacher and leaders; 5) schools are data-driven; and 6) all districts are a C or higher. </p>  <p>Houston School District, which has been rated a B district for the past two years, consistently scores in the top five for schools with the most growth on the MKAS. Houston also has a passing rate above 95% on the 3<sup>rd</sup> grade Gateway. Houston has also increased its graduation rate from 66.9% to 87% in the last four years.</p>  </div><p></p>
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<div><p>By Crystel Ellison</p></div>

Chickasaw County School District

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