Budget Challenges at a Remarkable Mississippi School
by James Fallows
An update on what’s happening at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. (Read it here.)
Category Archives: Columbus MS
American Futures Updates, from Mississippi to Arizona to California
American Futures Updates, from Mississippi to Arizona to California
by James Fallows
NPR conveys the sound of an innovative school in Mississippi, plus other news from the road (Read it here.)
It Takes a Village–to Staff a Factory
It Takes a Village–to Staff a Factory
by James Fallows
“It indeed is an oasis, but the passion and commitment are replicable elsewhere.” A Kenyan-born man working in Mississippi on some of the things the state has done right. (Read it here.)
Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi
Raj Shaunak and the Economic Boom in Eastern Mississippi 
by James Fallows
It’s one thing to draw high-skill, high-wage jobs to a place that has historically lacked opportunities. It’s something else altogether to find people qualified to fill them. A local answer to a national question. (Read it here.)
Now That Mississippi Is In the News
Now That Mississippi Is In the News
by James Fallows
Can the media avoid a freak-show tone? (Read it here.)
Build Your Own 3D Printer
Build Your Own 3D Printer
by Deborah Fallows
High-school science projects from Mississippi (Read it here.)
The Endless Civil War Goes On
The Endless Civil War Goes On
by James Fallows
Northerners and Southerners, blacks and whites, grapple once more with the question of “what’s the worst we will put up with?” (Read it here.)
The Endless Civil War, Continued
The Endless Civil War, Continued
by James Fallows
“Should the people in Mississippi stay poor? I would suggest taking a serious look at the answer ‘yes’.” So says a reader who lives elsewhere. (Read it here.)
The Modern Orphans of Mississippi
The Modern Orphans of Mississippi
by Deborah Fallows
“Actually, the children live very well.” (Read it here.)
Heavy Industry in the Mississippi ‘Prairie’: Why Are These Factories Here?
Heavy Industry in the Mississippi ‘Prairie’: Why Are These Factories Here?
by James Fallows
“Live every second as if your ASS is on fire,” and other words of wisdom. (Read it here.)
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