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Published December 30th, 2025, 04:09 pm

Georgia education officials are studying Mississippi’s dramatic literacy transformation as 70 percent of the Peach State’s 4th graders cannot read proficiently, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/22/georgia-looks-mississippi-help-children-learn-read-yes-mississippi/

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