JACKSON, Miss. – For the third time since I became governor, Mississippi’s graduation rate has reached an all-time high. Mississippi isn’t just in the best fiscal and financial shape in our state’s history – we’re also in the best educational shape in our state’s history and performing better than the national average.

The conservative education reforms we fought so hard for over the years are working. Couple this with keeping our kids in the classroom while other states relied on virtual learning, and you can see how we got to this historic achievement. Kudos to the teachers for stepping up and going back into the classroom, and kudos to the parents for playing an active role in their kids’ education.

The all-time high graduation rate serves as another reminder that when someone says, ‘Mississippi is 50th in education,’ they just don’t know what they’re talking about.