Rep. Kent McCarty
kentmccarty.bsky.social
Rep. Kent McCarty
@kentmccarty.bsky.social
Representing Lamar County in #msleg, District 101. Vice Chair, Education. USM Grad. Small Business Owner. Education is everything.
Today is a day to celebrate our students’ impressive achievement & also to thank our incredible teachers who have gone above & beyond to deliver these results despite numerous headwinds. Your tireless commitment to our young people has made all the difference, & our state is better off for it.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In other words, if every state looked the same socioeconomically and demographically, Mississippi would rank at the very top in 3 of the 4 tested areas and 4th in the other.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Most impressively of all, @urbaninstitute.bsky.social released a report showing that the demographically adjusted results would place Mississippi students in FIRST PLACE nationally in 4th grade reading, 4th grade math, & 8th grade reading, as well as 4th nationally in 8th grade math.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Among all students, Mississippi showed the highest gains in the nation in 4th grade reading & math from 2013-2024.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
As impressive as those results are, the results under the hood are even more staggering:

📚 Hispanic students rank 1st in the nation among their peers in 4th grade reading and 2nd in 4th grade math
📚 African American students rank 3rd among their peers in both 4th grade reading & math.
January 29, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I’m not usually a “pull their license” kind of guy.. but THIS might be what radicalizes me.
December 3, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Thank you for this PSA. But also… this must be stopped.
December 3, 2024 at 1:31 AM
I’m on it. 👨‍💻
November 27, 2024 at 6:06 AM
It’s a huge failure that definitely deserves some attention. I can’t imagine any good reason for any county, much less a county with a relatively small number of voters, to report NOTHING on Election Day.
November 27, 2024 at 5:57 AM
It sure looks like that way tonight. Going to be extremely close no matter the final outcome.

Sure would have been nice to get *anything* from Holmes County.
November 27, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Last I heard was Hinds County Precinct 77 was still outstanding, in addition to absentees. That precinct could net Kitchens a couple hundred votes.
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 AM