Nov. 14-15, 2017 — Are charter schools viable in rural areas, particularly the Mississippi Delta? 

Crossroads Cultural Arts Center in Clarksdale : Mississippi Today co-editor Fred Anklam moderated a panel discussion featuring The Hechinger Report’s Jackie Mader, Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School‘s Amanda Johnson and Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board‘s Krystal Cormack.

B.B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola : Mississippi Today co-editor Fred Anklam moderated a panel discussion featuring Empower Mississippi Director of Education Policy Elyse Marcellino, Rep. Abe Hudson of Shelby, Mississippi First’s Rachel Canter and Sunflower County Consolidated School District Superintendent Miskia Davis.

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Real Talk: Charter Schools in the Mississippi Delta

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
November 15, 2017

<h1>Real Talk: Charter Schools in the Mississippi Delta</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />November 15, 2017</p> <p><em><strong>Nov. 14-15, 2017</strong></em> — Are charter schools viable in rural areas, particularly the Mississippi Delta? </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CrossroadsCulturalArtsCenter/">Crossroads Cultural Arts Center</a> in Clarksdale : <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MSTODAYnews/">Mississippi Today</a> co-editor Fred Anklam moderated a panel discussion featuring <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hechingerreport/">The Hechinger Report</a>’s Jackie Mader, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClarksdaleCollegiate/">Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School</a>‘s Amanda Johnson and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mscharterschools/">Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board</a>‘s Krystal Cormack.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BBKingMuseum/">B.B King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center</a> in Indianola : <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MSTODAYnews/">Mississippi Today</a> co-editor Fred Anklam moderated a panel discussion featuring <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerMississippi/">Empower Mississippi</a> Director of Education Policy Elyse Marcellino, Rep. Abe Hudson of Shelby, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MississippiFirst/">Mississippi First</a>’s Rachel Canter and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TEAMSCCSD/">Sunflower County Consolidated School District</a> Superintendent Miskia Davis.</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109476" data-id="109476" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8549-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Left to right: Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board chair Krystal Cormack, Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, Clarksdale Collegiate executive director Amanda Johnson, and Hechinger Report reporter Jackie Mader discuss rural charter schools.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109473" data-id="109473" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8506-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Citizens hear issues and hopes around the state's first approved rural charter school.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109471" data-id="109471" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8503-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Citizens attend a Mississippi Today panel discussion about rural charter schools in Mississippi.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109470" data-id="109470" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8467-771x514.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109475" data-id="109475" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8548-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Left to right: Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board chair Krystal Cormack, Rep. Jay Hughes, D-Oxford, Clarksdale Collegiate executive director Amanda Johnson, and Hechinger Report reporter Jackie Mader discuss rural charter schools.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109850" data-id="109850" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8578-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Panelists discuss rural charter schools in Mississippi Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Indianola.</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-109851" data-id="109851" src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_8585-771x514.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Mississippi Today hosted a discussion in Indianola about the viability of rural charter schools in Indianola on Wednesday.</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/11/15/real-talk-charter-schools-in-the-mississippi-delta/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=990288&ga=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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