CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS ARE A MESS In 2025, several education bills were signed into law, ranging from rules to protect young people from being outed against their will to regulations that require elementary schools to offer free menstruation products.
For many years, Mississippi schools were among the worst in the nation. However, in 2024, test scores in both fourth-grade math and reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) increased significantly, surpassing those of California’s fourth-graders.