 Mississippi recently received its highest ever education ranking in the Kids Count National Report, which ranked our state 30th in the U.S. for education. Between 2015 and 2022, Mississippi went from 46th for fourth grade reading to 18th. Douglas Carswell with the Mississippi Center for Public Policy argues that if you take a closer look at the data, the jump in rankings is almost entirely a reflection of the fact that standards fell in other states.