Below is a press release from the Southern Regional Education Board:
The final report from Mississippi Governor Tate Reeve’s Education Human Capital Task Force provides a set of recommended action steps for ending teacher shortages and strengthening the teacher workforce across the state. The set of solutions developed by the Task Force require educators and leaders to collaborate across traditional silos to tackle the root causes of the pipeline issue. The strategies span the teacher career continuum and aim to provide solutions driven by outcomes and backed by evidence, data and best practice.
To read the report, click here. You can also view the entire 50-page report attached below.
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The Mississippi Governor’s Education Human Capital Task Force
Tate Reeves, Governor
Dr. Richard Blackbourn, former Dean of Education, Mississippi State University
Dr. Ben Burnett, Dean of Education, William Cary University
Dr. Debra Burson, Bureau Director, Educator Preparation, Mississippi Department of Education
Kelly Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Barksdale Reading Institute
Glen East, Superintendent of Education, Gulfport School District
Dr. Karen Elam, Member, Mississippi State Board of Education
LaJeremy Hughes, Elementary Teacher, Della Davidson Elementary, Oxford School District
Dr. Teresa Jayroe, Dean of Education, Mississippi State University
Audra Love Dean, Assistant Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs, Mississippi Community College Board
Heather Morrison, Director, P-20 Partnerships, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning
Dr. Cory Murphy, Executive Director, Teaching and Leading, Mississippi Department of Education
Dr. Felecia Nave, President, Alcorn State University
Dr. David Rock, Dean, School of Education, University of Mississippi
Robin Stewart, Director, Office of Job Connections, Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Sara Stygles, Lead Teacher, Oak Grove Middle School, Lamar County School District
Lillie Bryant Sweazy, Secondary Teacher, Natchez High School, Natchez-Adams School District
Jackie Turner, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Employment Security
Dr. Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Education
